Mistress Of The Inner World Hestia

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Goddess of the hearth and the temple. Wise woman.

Positive features:

- emotionally balanced;

- self-sufficient, holistic spiritual, insightful;

-introvert, the need for silent calmness - loneliness;

-sincere;

- outside of intrigue, does not compete;

-focused on the set goals;

- runs the household with love.

Negative traits:

-emotionally detached; detached, does not express feelings;

- faceless, keeps in the shade;

-not assertive, passive;

-not prepared for external life.

The myth of Hestia:

People call their home, family, home hearth, although for a long time no one in homes has made an open fire on a "fire". And earlier, the hearth was considered the center of family life, the fire of which was sacred. The goddess Hestia hovered around him - the keeper of home comfort, peace, tranquility in the family. They said about Hestia that she, like a fire, has neither a body nor an image.

This is the kindest of goddesses. The ancient gods, like people, were overwhelmed by passions: they loved, hated, quarreled among themselves, participated in the wars of people. And Hestia devoted herself to protecting human families.

When city-states arose in Greece, they began to build city "hearths" - altars in which the fire of peace and harmony was maintained. The altar was located in the center of the main public building. Influential citizens gathered around him to resolve state issues. At the altar of Hestia, foreign ambassadors were received and feasts were held. In Athens, the goddess "guarded" the state seal, the keys of the city, the treasury and the archive.

Hestia was portrayed in a long tunic tied with a belt. On the shoulders - a cloak, on the head - a veil, and in his hand - a lamp with a handle in the form of … donkey ears. On holidays dedicated to the goddess, donkeys were taken out. It was a reminder of the service rendered to Hestia by a strong donkey.

One day Priapus, the cheerful demigod of the fields, saw the goddess sleeping in the shade of the trees. The playful demigod was captivated by the beauty of Hestia, followed by Apollo himself. And he began to sneak up on the goddess to kiss. The demigod forgot about the goddess's vow of celibacy. Silena's donkey grazing beside him was indignant: how dare Priapus offend a generous creature. And he began to scream so loudly that he woke the gods on Olympus. Priapus had to flee shamefully.

Zone of Nearest Development: Hestia belongs to the Independent Goddesses.

- Hestia is an introvert. Not prepared for the outer life. When faced with the competitive pace of others, it loses. It is important to develop Assertiveness to interact with others and defend your own interests. And here Artemis and Athena are in a hurry to help - strong female archetypes.

- Hestia lacks the mask of social adaptation that the personality presents to the world. She is too open, honest and shows what it is customary to hide in such a situation.