Vesta
Roman domestic goddess
Vesta is the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family, whose sacred flame was tended by the Vestal Virgins.
In astronomy, Vesta is one of the largest asteroids in the solar system, discovered in 1807 and named for the goddess. (Lowercase vesta is an old term for a match.)
Fireplace floor area
- homeOne's personal residence
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- templeSacred worship structure
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
purity · domestic · sanctuary · altar · worship · fire · household · religion
Goddess of crops and growth
- asteroid beltPlanetary rubble orbit zone
- protoplanetEarly-stage forming planet
- differentiatedMade unlike others
- rockyCovered with stones
cratered · minor planet · orbit · solar system · NASA · space probe
hearth
Fireplace floor area
virginity · purity · domestic · sanctuary · altar · worship · fire · household · religion · ritual
Ceres
Goddess of crops and growth
- asteroid beltPlanetary rubble orbit zone
- protoplanetEarly-stage forming planet
- differentiatedMade unlike others
rocky · cratered · minor planet · orbit · solar system · NASA · space probe
VestaDiana
Roman hunting goddess
Mars · wilderness · battlefield · the wild · Artemis
- vestal virginsCelibate Roman fire priestesses