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Vesta
Vesta EuropeThe Roman hearth goddess. She was the same as the Greek Hestia, daughter of Kronos and Rhea, and associated with the fire burning on the hearth. Vesta received worship in every house, while at Rome, as the national protectress, she resided in an eternal flame, housed inside a circular temple on the Forum and attended by six Vestal Virgins. Any violation of their vow of chastity was cruelly punished: guilty priestesses were buried alive.
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