Hestia

Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth and the home.

Abode
Hestia was the goddess of the home and the hearth. Since the hearth was the main point of domestic life, Hestia was also the goddess of domesticity. She was sometimes attributed as the goddess of the family and was said to have invented the art of house-building.

Attributes
Her most notable attribute was the kettle. Her sacred animal and plant are the pig and the chaste tree respectively.

Birth
Hestia was the first-born child of Cronus and, due to a prophecy that stated that his children would overthrow him, he swallowed her whole right after she was born. She remaining inside of her father's stomach until her youngest brother Zeus, who had not been swallowed by his father, caused Cronus to throw up Hestia and her other four siblings.

Marriage
Both Apollo and Poseidon wished to marry Hestia since she was a beautiful goddess. Hestia refused both of their advances and asked Zeus if she could forever remain a virgin, which he allowed.

Other Names

 * Vesta (in Roman mythology)