Up: [[Hestia]] Created: 2023-09-10 Updated: 2024-12-26 Hestia was the only one of her siblings who initially wanted to reconcile with their father, Cronus. Her siblings were always feuding with each other, but anyone who wanted to take a break could sit down next to the hearth with Hestia and feel immediately calmed. Hestia is considered calm, discreet, non-confrontational, and forgiving. Although you don’t want to mess with her. She might be slow to anger, but she can burn super hot when necessary. Note: The phrase "calm, clear, well-possessed" is one I stole from Walt Whitman’s *Leaves of Grass* — *They are calm, clear, well possess’d of themselves.* English artist Margaret C. Cook painted this gorgeous illustration above that phrase in a rare 1913 edition of the classic. I have a copy of her painting hanging above my bathtub. ![[margaretcook_leavesofgrass8.jpg.webp|400]]