0 in Roman mythology (= ancient stories), the goddess (= female god) of the hearth (= the area around a fireplace in a house) and the home:
In the circular Temple of Vesta, the sacred flame perpetuating the Roman state was tended by six Vestal Virgins
Witth the exception of Neptune and Juno, Vesta, Themis, the Graces, and the Nereids, the other gods have been known from time immemorial in Egypt.
We passed the Temple of Vesta, where the sacred fire burns eternally in the hearth of the goddess.
By the decree of Gratian, paganism throughout the Roman empire was abolished, and the fires of Vesta were extinguished.
