Vesta
goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion
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Summary
Vesta is a Roman deity[1]. She draws 5,603 Wikipedia views per month (roman deity category, ranking #15 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Saturn[3]
- Mother: Ops[4]
- Sex or gender: female[5]
- Part of: Dii Consentes[6]
- Commons category: Vesta[7]
- Said to be the same as: Hestia[8], Anuket[9]
- Residence: Roman Forum[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vesta (mythology)[11]
- Work location: Ancient Rome[12]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[13]
- Depicted by: Worship of Vesta[14]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19], Dictionnaire Infernal[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[23], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24]
- Nickname: Saturnia[25]
- Different from: Vesta[26]
- Domain of saint or deity: kitchen stove[27], home[28], family[29]
- Sibling: Jupiter[30], Neptune[31], Pluto[32], Juno[33], Ceres[34]
- Iconographic symbol: kitchen stove[35], conflagration[36], virginity[37]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Vesta include Vestal Virgin[38], a position[39], in Ancient Rome[40]; she[41], an asteroid[42]; and Vestalia[43], a holiday[44].
Why It Matters
Vesta has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for her include Vestal Virgin[38], a position[39], in Ancient Rome[40]; she[41], an asteroid[42]; and Vestalia[43], a holiday[44].