Fun Trivia : Hestia

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Hestia

Hestia is said to have rejected the amorous advances of which deity?

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Poseidon. The God of the Waters was one of Hestia's suitors. More coming next question . . .



Hestia also rejected the advances of which deity?

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Apollo. Poseidon and Apollo both vied for Hestia. According to the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, Hestia "did not want them at all and firmly said no." Hestia goes before Zeus and vows to remain a virgin permanently.



According to the Homeric Hymns, Hestia doesn't approve of the actions of which deity?

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Aphrodite. This is found in the "Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite": "Finally, the deeds of Aphrodite are not pleasing to the modest maiden Hestia . . ."



In one of the Homeric Hymns to Hestia, Hestia attends the house of which deity located at Pytho?

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Apollo. Though she rejected Apollo, in Homeric Hymn #24, she is reported to tending Apollo's home at Pytho. Pytho should be a hint, as Apollo was credited for slaying the Python.



Who was the mother of Hestia?

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Rhea. Rhea is her mother. Ge is her grandmother. Hera is her sister. Eris, goddess of discord, is a niece/great-niece, depending on who you read.



In the Homeric Hymn to Hestia (#29), which deity along with Hestia is invoked to "come and inhabit beautiful homes in loving harmony"?

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Hermes. Hestia and Hermes share the dominion of banquets and celebrations.



What name did the Romans give Hestia?

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Vesta. Vesta is her name. Minerva is Athena, Venus is Aphrodite. Virgilia is not a deity's name in the Roman Pantheon.



Some traditions says that Hestia voluntarily stepped down from the Pantheon to allow which deity to assume her position?

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Dionysus. This reasoning was given to explain how Dionysus becomes an Olympian. Heracles was made into a god, but as a god, he plays a minor figure. Ganymede was the cupbearer for Zeus, and Eros was both one of the eldest primordial deities and Aphrodite's son, neither of which is considered to be an Olympian.