Vesta
Roman · deity · primordial · deity
Roman virgin goddess of the hearth and the eternal state fire; cf. Hestia.
Parentage
Domains
- hearth and state fire
- household and family
Powers
- Keeps the undying fire on which Rome's safety rests
- Remains an inviolate virgin goddess of the hearth
- Is present as the living flame itself rather than in any image
Epithets
Relations
Sources
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