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Vesta (Roman deity)

[Vesta is the roman goddess of the hearth and family, and is the goddess of the Vestal Virgins. The Greek goddess Hestia is the equivalent of the Roman Vesta.]

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016065513

Variants

Westa (Roman deity)
فستا (Roman deity)
Веста (Roman deity)
Βέστα (Roman deity)
וסטה (Roman deity)
ウェスタ (Roman deity)
維斯塔 (Roman deity)

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2016065513

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Use For

Vesta (Roman deity)

Related Terms

Hestia (Greek deity)

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2016065513#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Vesta Label from public data source Wikidata
Vesta (divinité romaine)
Vesta (Roman deity)

Sources

found: The Homeric hymn to Aphrodite and related texts, 2012:table of contents (To Hestia)

found: Wikipedia, 12 May 2016(Vesta; Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, home, family; Greek equivalent = Hestia; goddess of the Vestal Virgins; other forms: فستا; Βέστα; Веста; וסטה; ウェスタ; Westa; 維斯塔)

General Notes

[Vesta is the roman goddess of the hearth and family, and is the goddess of the Vestal Virgins. The Greek goddess Hestia is the equivalent of the Roman Vesta.]

Editorial Notes

[Non-Latin script references not evaluated.]

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Change Notes

2016-05-12: new
2018-08-17: revised

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