Hestia Hearth Goddess Greenman 1140 CE] 4" cold cast

1140 CE] 4" cold cast bronze statue

Burroughs (among others)

In Egypt he was identified with the god Ptah

or devotional worship

Goddess of Primal Power

Hestia Hearth Goddess Greenman 1140 CE] 4" cold castGoddess of the Hearth Offers Her Blessings. Regally seated on a throne, her staff, measure of wheat, and snake represent the abundance over which she rules. Hestia, in the high dwellings of all, both deathless gods and men who walk on earth, you have gained an everlasting abode and highest honor: glorious is your portion and your right. For without you mortals hold no banquet, where one does not duly pour sweet wine in offering to Hestia both first