Hestia (Vesta) Sightings

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• Theogony by Hesiod 800BC - 700BC

  Hestia and her siblings get swallowed whole by their daddy, Kronos, in this ancient poem. (Pretty amazing that Hestia came out so well balanced after this; we'd still be in therapy.)

  
  
• The Library by Apollodorus

  Check out another version of Hestia's cannibalistic introduction to the world. And you thought your life was weird.

  
  
• The Library of History by Didorus Siculus 100BC - 1BC

  Not only is Hestia an awesome hearth tender, she's also a dope architect according to this ancient poem.

  
  
• Fasti by Ovid 100 - 200

  Ovid gives you the low down on how Priapus almost took advantage of Hestia (Vesta) in her sleep. Can you say creep?

  
  
• Xena: Warrior Princess 1998

  Hestia herself shows up when someone tries to harm one of her priestesses in this TV series.

  
  
• Hercules 1999

  Betty White gives voice to Hestia in this Disneyfied version of the adventures of Hercules.

  
  
• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 2009

  In this novel, Hestia appears as an eight-year-old girl to give some advice to Percy Jackson.

  
  
• Clash of the Titans 2010

  The goddess of the hearth makes a cameo in this Hollywood blockbuster.