vesta

noun

the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins

Roots

vestavesta- · Latin · goddess of the hearth/fire

Synonyms for vesta

venusn apollon ceresn marsn heliosn aresn vulcann aphroditen phoebusn erosn

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