Picture by/Imagen de Christina Balit Vesta was the firstborn daughter of Ops and Saturn, the eldest sister of the first generation of the Olympian gods. According to the Vesta myth, she was swallowed by Saturn and later rescued by Jupiter. She used to be represented in a long dress, many times with her head covered by a veil. Vesta is the goddess who never leaves home, Olympus, and is never involved in the struggles and wars of gods or mortals. As a warm-hearted goddess, she represented the divinity of the home and defended the life of the family, so families used to entrust themselves to her when they went through some misfortune or obstacle. She was worshiped before the other gods at all parties and banquets, as she was the oldest and most precious of the Olympian goddesses. An oath made on your behalf was the holiest of oaths, no matter what situation it was taken in. It was also very common to use her image in the homes of young people who were going to acquire knowledge, far ...