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HESTIA
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• HESTIA (noun)
The noun HESTIA has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Familiarity information: HESTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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