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Her name itself means “youth” in the Greek language and many believed she could even restore youthfulness to the old. Being the mistress of everlasting elegance and charm, she is labeled as the goddess of youth in Greek mythology. The youngest daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was considered the divine personification of everlasting youth and beauty. In many ways, her Roman counterpart Vesta was far more influential since she represented the union between the colonies and the major cities of the Roman era. In fact, it is even said that she was removed from the pantheon of Olympian gods, her place given to Dionysus.
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Despite this, historical and archaeological evidence shows that her popularity never really took off. Most of the ancient Greeks believed her to be the divine representation of tranquility in a normal domestic life. She symbolized the warmth of a house from the burning fire in the hearth. But she kept the oath she had made to Zeus that she would forever remain pure and undefiled and thus never entered into marital union with a man. Poseidon and Apollo relentlessly pursued her since they both wanted to marry her. It is believed that there were three virgin goddesses in ancient Greek mythology and Hestia was one of them – the other two being Athena and Artemis.
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Also known as the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth, Hestia was the eldest among the first Olympian siblings, her brothers being Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.