Hestia

Focused One, Honorable One, Venerable One, Standing One, She Who Stands by Power, Original Olympian, The Last Olympian

### Other Names

God of Fire
God of Fireplace
God of the Hearth
God of Offerings
God of Sacrifices
God of Family
God of the Home
God of Domesticity
God of Architecture
God of Society
God of Community
God of the State
God of Civilization
God of Purity
God of Chastity
God of Maidenhood
Mistress of Prytaneum
Lady of the Smoking Altar

## Relationships

### Ancestors

Khaos (Progenitor)
Ouranos (Grandfather)
Gaia (Grandmother)

### Parents

Kronos (Father)
Rhea (Mother)

### Siblings

**Younger Brothers**
Hades, Poseidon, Zeus
**Younger Sisters**
Demeter, Hera

## Personal Status

### Groups

Elder Olympians
Twelve Olympians (14th)

### Affliations

Mount Olympus
Olympian Deities
Greco-Roman Deities
Greco-Roman Pantheon
Camp Half-Blood (Patron)

### Abilities

**Ethereal Energy*** Fire Manipulation
* Bond Manipulation
* Family Manipulation

### Equipment

Exagryph
Flame of Olympus

## Portrayal

### English VA

Luci Christian

**Hestia**, also called **Vesta**, is the Goddess of Family, Domesticity, and the Hearth from Greco-Roman mythology. As one of the Elder Olympians, she is one of the top-tier gods of Mount Olympus with immense authority over the rest of the Greco-Roman Pantheon.

## Overview

In the Ancient Greek religion, **Hestia** is the virgin goddess of the hearth, the right ordering of domesticity, the family, the home, and the state. In Greek mythology, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.

Customarily, in Greek culture, Hestia received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. In the public domain, the hearth of the *prytaneum* functioned as her official sanctuary, and, when a new colony was established, a flame from Hestia's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement. The goddess Vesta is her Roman equivalent.

## Appearance

Hestia appears as a young girl with a voluptuous yet petite frame. She has gleaming blue eyes and long black hair, which is tied into two twin-tails by ornaments with white-and-blue petals. Occasionally, she is shown with her hair down and covered by a blue veil with gold linings.

She wears a white-and-blue dress with a blue ribbon tied around her arms, which emphasizes her breasts, with white gloves and sandals. While staying at Camp Half-Blood, she wears the camp's orange T-shirt, faded jeans, and blue-and-white sneakers.

## Personality

Hestia is a good-nature, gentle, and understanding goddess who seemed to never say a bad word about anyone or anything. She is far kinder than most Olympians, who frequently take offense at the slightest provocation and lash out violently. She almost never gets angry with anyone, no matter how terrible they are or what they have done, but just looks at them with a look of pure disappointment.

She is often portrayed as having a calm, relaxing, and humble disposition, and - as opposed to her *large* family - she doesn't seek recognition or attention, but exists contentedly at the hearth.

She is a very hard-working and busy goddess, rather unlike many of the gods who take their duties and responsibilities in a much lighter and nonchalant manner.

She loves her family with all of her heart, and - in spite of their internal fighting and problematic ways - the pantheon as a whole loves her just as much. Her fondest wish is that her family can get along and she always tries her best to help those around her. And while she's unsuccessful in maintaining the harmony, she still watches out for each and every member of her great family. Because of this, it ensures that it is extremely difficult for any god to become angry with her, as her earnest disposition is rare and valuable among the gods.

And yet, it is implied that she does have a darker side to her personality, much like all other gods. During the Titanomachy, many regarded her as the most dangerous of the Olympians, much more prone to brutal, gruesome, and violent acts than any of her siblings combined. Back then, she was cruel and merciless to her enemies, the result of years spent in total silence with only her darkest thoughts to accompany her.

After they won the Titanomachy, she started to regret her past actions and began to repent for her cruelty. While her sadistic side is still there, she has much better control over it now than she did during the war. It is also implied that, much like Hades, she has the tendency to hold grudges, especially against those who have caused harm to her family and friends, intentionally or otherwise.

## Equipment

**Flame of Olympus** (Template:Furigana): Hestia is the wielder and guardian of the Flame of Olympus, the sacred and primordial flame that represents the authority of the Olympian gods. It is a powerful fire capable of burning all evils and impurities, and at its full power, it can turn the entire Eurasian continent into a fiery hellscape in the span of seconds.

**Exagryph** (Template:Furigana): Hestia's former weapon of choice. It is an ornate repeating rifle made from Enochian metal, created by the Elder Cyclopes in the beginning of the Titanomachy. It can continuously shoot out Celestial Bronze bullets infused with holy fire that can damage both the body and the soul. It can also launch devastating fiery grenades capable of destroying an entire metropolis in the span of seconds.

## Quotes

**Percy**: "*Hestia, I give this to you as an offering.*"
**Hestia**: "*I am the least of the gods. Why would you trust me with this?*"
**Percy**: "*You're the last Olympian, and the most important.*"
**Hestia**: "*And why is that, Percy Jackson?*"
**Percy**: "*Because Hope survives best at the hearth.*"
— Percy Jackson to Hestia

## Trivia

* Her name "Hestia" means "hearth, fireplace, or altar".
* Hestia's attributes are fire, the chaste-tree, the fireplace, kettle, and the cloak.
	+ Her sacred animal is the pig and the donkey.
	+ Her sacrifices consisted of the primitiae of fruit, water, oil, wine, and cows of one year old.
* Due to her power being directly tied to the Flame of Olympus, Hestia would be the last Olympian remaining even if all of the other gods' thrones are destroyed, as her powers are enshrined within the Flame itself.
* In ancient times, Hestia received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household, and, at feasts, the first and last libations were dedicated to her.
* According to Greek mythology, of all the gods and goddesses, Hestia was considered the gentlest, kindest and most forgiving deity with a discreet nature.
* The dark main-belt asteroid, 46 Hestia is named after her.
	+ Vesta, the second largest object in the asteroid belt is named after her Roman counterpart.
		- The Vesta family, a group of asteroids, is named after her alias.