Hestia

Hestia is a Greek personification and goddess of the hearth and home. Her Roman counterpart is called.

Influence and legacy
While temples dedicated to Hestia were rare, all prytaneion were considered her sanctuaries, and housed an altar specifically dedicated to her. Even if sacrificed to other gods were offered, a part of them was always reserved to Hestia.

6th century BCE
The island of Samos had an altar dedicated to Hestia in the town of Pythagoreion, which Kyros of Zarax revered.

5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War the best known prytaneion was the Prytaneion within the Sanctuary of Olympia, where the Olympic flame burned. Athens also housed one.

Trivia

 * Hestia's name is the Greek word ἑστίᾰ (hestía) for 'home, hearth, altar'.

Appearance

 * Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
 * Assassin's Creed: Odyssey