Hestia

Hestia is the goddess of hearth and home of ancient Greek mythology. She is of the eldest of the Olympian gods and one of the few Olympians never to indulge in petty or selfish behavior. Worship of Hestia was required in every single temple of ancient Greece for she was beloved by all her family and no god or goddess would acknowledge prayers or offerings at their temples unless praise was given to Hestia first. In addition to having a shrine in every major temple Hestia had a main temple in every town throughout Greece tending to by the Vestal Virgins, her devotees. Though hedonism was extremely common in ancient Greece they also valued virtue and purity and so Hestia's Vestals were above reproach.

Aside from being a symbol of purity and virtue Hestia also helped defeat the Titans with her siblings and the great battle was both the first and last time she would ever resort to violence. Hestia took a vow of virginity shortly after the battle and Zeus was so impressed by Hestia's responsibility and will-power at the prospect of eternal virginity that he gave her the duty of watching over Olympus. Hestia never left the halls of Olympus and spent her days cleaning, cooking and maintaining security for the home of the gods. At the center of halls of Olympus was a great hearth called the Flames of Olympus, the Flames were a symbol of security and purity granting heat, light and cooking. Because fire was valuable at the beginning of societies the temples of Hestia, all of which had and maintained 24/7 lit hearths Hestia was considered one of the most important and sacred gods in every City-State. As time passed improving architecture and learning having fire became less important however the old values of society kept a high reverence for the Vestal Virgins and the fires they kept burning in Hestia's honor.