HESTIA / VESTA
The Greek-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire which Aeneas brought to Rome from Troy and which must never go out, lest a great calamity should occur
Picture No
10043059
Media ID
47213536
Size
2951px x 5371px
(3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Roman statue, reproduced in Bernard de Montfaucon, L'antiquite explique et repre- sente en figures (1719-1724)
