Hestia Hestia In Ancient Greek religion, Hestia (; , "hearth" or "fireside") is a virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and the right ordering of domesticity, the family, the home, and the state. In Greek mythology, she is a daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Hestia received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. In the public domain, the hearth of the "prytaneum" functioned as her official sanctuary. With the establishment of a new colony, flame from Hestia's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement. Her Roman equivalent is Vesta; Herodotus equates the Scythian
The Hebrew Goddess The Hebrew Goddess The Hebrew Goddess is a 1967 book by Jewish historian and anthropologist Raphael Patai, in which the author argues that historically, the Jewish religion had elements of polytheism, especially the worship of goddesses and a cult of the mother goddess. Raphael Patai's first exploration of this theme was in his 1947 book, "Man and Temple in Ancient Jewish Myth and Ritual" (New York: Nelson), where he cites textual evidence that was not repeated in his later works. "The Hebrew Goddess" supports the theory through the interpretation of archaeological and textual sources as evidence for veneration of feminine