Hestia



Hestia (Εστια in Ancient Greek) is the goddess of the hearth and home. She is also the firstborn child of Kronos and Rhea. Her symbols are the flowering branch, fireplace, cooking kettle, and crane. Her Roman counterpart is Vesta. Hestia is known as the oldest and youngest of Kronos and Rhea's children- she was born first, but when she and her siblings were "Thrown Up" by her father, she was the last one out.

[edit] History
Hestia was the first born child of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. She was deemed as the goddess of the hearth and home, and every home in Greece had a sacrificial flame in her honor. Like Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon, she was swallowed by Kronos, and spent her childhood inside of his stomach, waiting for her brother, Zeus, to come and rescue her and her siblings.

[edit] Relationships
When Dionysus became an Olympian, she gave up her seat on Olympus, tending the hearth and knowing she will always be worshipped no matter where she goes. She appears to be of calm mind and a peacekeeper, so instead of participating in the fights, she gave up her throne in order to keep the peace among the gods. That was why she gave her throne for her nephew. She vowed on the head of Zeus to be a virgin forever, and therefore has no demigod children. She also appeared to like Nico as he was one of the first people to talk to her in years. She had been asked to marry by both Apollo and Poseidon but was able to turn them both down, by keeping her vow as a virgin for all eternity.

[edit] Powers

 * Control over fire
 * Can allow others to witness events from the past, present, and future that deals with the family
 * Since her sphere of control is home and family, relationships and interrelationships are also in her willing
 * Presumably possesses the standard powers of a god