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hestia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hestia.

Editorial note

Especially since Ares was supposed to be the god of war and Hestia the goddess of home economics—why the redundancy?

Examples5
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hestia gathered in one view.

noun

(Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

noun

(astronomy) 46 Hestia, a main belt asteroid.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hestia.

noun

(Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

noun

(astronomy) 46 Hestia, a main belt asteroid.

Example sentences

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Especially since Ares was supposed to be the god of war and Hestia the goddess of home economics—why the redundancy?

2

Thanks for the inspiration, and by the way, I love the Hestia WordPress theme.

3

You can get a VM in your cloud provider of choice for say 10 USD a month, then add a control panel such as hestia, ispconfig, mailcow (and many others), and then you have full control over your email.

4

Another possibility is that the Pythagoreans actually described the earth rotating around a central fire or Hestia.

Proper noun examples

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Another possibility is that the Pythagoreans actually described the earth rotating around a central fire or Hestia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hestia in a sentence?

Especially since Ares was supposed to be the god of war and Hestia the goddess of home economics—why the redundancy?

What does hestia mean?

(Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

What part of speech is hestia?

hestia is commonly used as noun.