| When one thinks to Greek Deities, Hestia, | | | | told of how the Titans Chronos and Rhea had |
| probably does not come to mind. Less dramatic | | | | twelve children, destined to be the first twelve |
| than others, she still played an important role in | | | | gods of Mount Olympus. Chronos was upset by |
| Greek culture.The Greek Deity Known as HestiaIn | | | | the birth of his offspring, so he swallowed all of |
| ancient Greece, fourteen Olympians made up the | | | | them except for the youngest, Zeus. Hestia was |
| pantheon of gods that were worshiped by the | | | | the first born of Chronos, therefore she was the |
| Greeks. While some of these deities are | | | | first swallowed. After Zeus led a war against the |
| extremely well-known today, such as Zeus, | | | | Titans and won, Chronos was forced to disgorge |
| Aphrodite and Athena, others are less familiar. | | | | his offspring, and Hestia, being swallowed first, |
| These gods, while not in the forefront of Greek | | | | came out last. In this way, she was both the first |
| mythology, still played a major part in the lives of | | | | and last born daughter of Chronos.Hestia is seen |
| the ancient Greeks. One of these is Hestia, the | | | | as the deity of the hearth, and of order and |
| first and last born daughter of the Titan | | | | family. |
| Chronos.In pre-Olympic mythology, the story is | | | | |