Hestia (Greek: Ἑ) στία、 Hestia, which means "stove" or "fireside", is the goddess of stoves and families in ancient Greek mythology, and is also the goddess of the sacred fire. One of the twelve main gods of Olympus.
Hesiod believed that she was the first child of the second generation god queen, Cronus and Rhea, and the eldest sister of Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.
Hestia is the most sacred and ancient deity on Mount Olympus, and is regarded as the three goddesses on Mount Olympus along with Athena and Artemis.
In order to avoid the pursuit of Poseidon and Apollo, Hestia asked Zeus for the power to control all the cooking stoves on earth. Zeus granted her permission and made Hestia the chief of all the goddesses of Olympus.

Ancient writers have provided us with little information on how Hestia was carved in ancient Greek art, while archaeologists have yet to uncover something that can overturn popular theories, namely, Hestia's personality is too vague to inspire many ancient Greek artists.
Usually she sits on a common wooden throne padded with white wool, and the Greeks offer sacrifices to this goddess, including their latest harvest of the year and their first distilled libations.

Hestia is particularly respected by humans for many reasons. First of all, she is the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the eldest sister of Zeus, and has the highest rank among the twelve main gods of Olympus. Of course, this does not mean that she is a middle-aged woman, and the Greek gods are immortal and forever young. Secondly, Hestia is the god of the kitchen and the patron saint of cooks and mill workers, closely related to thousands of households. The Kitchen God is not a kitchen nanny, but actually a family patron saint. In an era of wood drilling for fire and food scarcity, the kitchen is the unquestionable center of the family. The third reason why she was particularly respected was that Hestia was not married and was one of the three goddesses of Olympus, an absolutely chaste goddess.
Hestia has a pure and pure beauty. It is said that Poseidon, the sea god, and Apollo, the light god, both made love to her, and disputes arose over this. In order to maintain peace, Hestia rejected both of them and swore by Zeus' hair that he would never marry, instead devoting all his energy to the service of humanity. Zeus expressed great appreciation for this and allowed Hestia to enjoy every public sacrifice as a priority.
Hestia has almost no specific story. The reason is said to be that for such a chaste and immaculate low-key goddess, one should not talk too much; And if you don't stir up trouble with her, she won't stir up trouble for your family.
Hestia is in charge of the household affairs of all peoples. The flame symbolizes her existence and is a guarantee of family continuity, stability, harmony, and prosperity. In ancient times, fires on altars were lit by ancestors, and their descendants had an obligation to let the candle continue to be lit, because the extinction of the candle meant the extinction of the human race. Every family has its own stove, and every town has its own altar. The fire on the altar symbolizes the life of the town. Whenever a town's people go to a new place to establish a colony, the sacred fire also accompanies these brave immigrants to other places.
Hestia corresponds to Vesta in Roman mythology. In ancient Rome, there was the Kitchen God Festival, as well as the altar of the Kitchen God, which enshrined the eternal sacred fire. The flame is maintained by six priestesses, known as Westejiani.
In addition to various families, many city halls have places to worship her. The second king of Rome, Numa Pompelius, built her first temple, where the eternal fire, symbolizing the happiness of the city, was kept alive by her priestess.