Greek goddess of the hearth. She is the same as the Roman Vesta, and was the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was courted by Apollo and Poseidon, but Zeus granted her permission to remain a virgin forever, and furthermore granted her the right to be worshipped in every home and temple. Just as the hearth was the center of family life, Hestia occupied a central position in the home of the gods, and therefore, while the other gods roamed the world, she always remained on Olympus. Therefore, there is no mythology about this goddess. She played an important religious role not as a personal deity, but as the personification of the idea of the hearth. [Masahiro Ogawa] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ギリシア神話のかまどの神。ローマ神話のウェスタと同一神で、クロノスとレアの長女。アポロンとポセイドンに求婚されたが、彼女はゼウスから永遠の処女を守る許しを得、さらにすべての家と神殿において崇拝される権利を授けられた。かまどが家庭生活の中心であるのと同様、ヘスティアは神々の住まいの中心的位置を占め、したがって他の神々が世界中を歩き回るのに対し、彼女はつねにオリンポスにとどまった。それゆえ、この女神には神話がない。彼女は人格神としてではなく、「かまど」という観念の擬人化として宗教的に重要な役割を果たした。 [小川正広] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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