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HESTIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
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Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)