She is the First, and She is the Last.
And so we come to the purpose of this anthology: not just to present ancient material about the Goddess, but, more importantly, t.
And Is.
She simply Was.
A Goddess primarily of the domestic sphere, She was so central to ancient beliefs and practices that the Greeks actually wrote down very little about Her.
Few myths and rites for Hestia survive from the classical world.
The Hearth at the Center of Creation.
Eldest and Youngest Child of Heaven and Earth.
She is the First, and She is the Last