Vesta

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(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

Vesta

domain category

the mythology of the ancient Romans

is an instance of (narrower)

a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

Vesta

is derived from

is an instance of (narrower)

any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)