goddess of the hearth
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32Kim-un Kamui — (also called Metotush Kamui and Nuparikor Kamui) is the Ainu kamui ( god ) of bears and mountains.MythologyBears are prominent in Ainu mythology. They are generally considered benevolent, though there are tales of ararush ( monstrous bears ). A… …
33Kim-un Kamuy — (also called Metotush Kamuy and Nuparikor Kamuy) is the Ainu kamuy (god) of bears and mountains. Mythology Bears are prominent in Ainu mythology. They are generally considered benevolent, though there are tales of ararush (monstrous bears). A… …
34Hestia — noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Greek deity * * * /hes tee euh/, n. the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth. Cf.… …
35prytaneum — /prit n ee euhm/, n. a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community. [1590… …
36ves|ta — «VEHS tuh», noun. 1. the Roman goddess of the hearth, the hearth fire, and the household. The Greeks called her Hestia. A sacred fire, guarded by the vestal virgins, was always kept burning in the temple of Vesta. 2. Astronomy. one of the… …
37Ves|ta — «VEHS tuh», noun. 1. the Roman goddess of the hearth, the hearth fire, and the household. The Greeks called her Hestia. A sacred fire, guarded by the vestal virgins, was always kept burning in the temple of Vesta. 2. Astronomy. one of the… …
38Vesta — Ves ta, n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. ? Vesta, ? the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr. ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the… …
39Vesta — I. /ˈvɛstə/ (say vestuh) noun Roman Mythology the goddess of the hearth and hearth fire, worshipped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning under the care of the vestal virgins. II. /ˈvɛstə/ (say vestuh) noun… …
40Vesta — f English: from the Latin name of the Roman goddess of the hearth, cognate with that of a Greek goddess with similar functions, Hestia, but of uncertain derivation. It is only rarely used as a given name in the English speaking world, but was… …
