“Mighty Hestia, daughter of Saturn, queen, who hast the middle house of eternal maximum fire, raise up in these rites the faithful mystics, setting forth the evergreens, many-loving, free-spirited & pure. House of the blessed gods, mighty support of mortals, self-made, multi-faceted, most beautiful, grass-like. I mediate, blessed ones, willingly accept these holy ones, inspiring salvo and gentle health.”
Ἑστία εὐδυνάτοιο Κρόνου θύγατερ βασίλεια, ἣ μέσον οἶκον ἔχεις πυρὸς ἀενάοιο, μεγίστου, τούσδε σὺ ἐν τελεταῖς ὁσίους μύστας ἀναδείξαις, θεῖσ᾽ αἰειθαλέας, πολυόλβους, εὔφρονας, ἁγνούς· οἶκε θεῶν μακάρων, θνητῶν στήριγμα κραταιόν, ἀιδίη, πολύμορφε, ποθεινοτάτη, χλοόμορφε· μειδιόωσα, μάκαιρα, τάδ᾽ ἱερὰ δέξο προθύμως, ὄλβον ἐπιπνείουσα καὶ ἠπιόχειρον ὑγείαν.
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Beautiful!
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This is lively @AIRAM! Thank you for sharing! 
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For some reason I’ve been noticing a lot about Hestia (Vesta) lately- I often think of Her in relation to the colder months (when families are at home and the fire in the hearth is essential), but with Her associations with fire, I realize She is a deity of summer too! 
This is a beautiful hymn, @Airam, and I really enjoyed reading it- thank you so much for sharing! 
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