Last but not least

Hi all!

Time certainly flies, no? And guess what?

Today we’re wrapping up the Olympians, so we’d better be getting started!

Who’s left? Hermes and Hestia, so here goes!

Hermes was either depicted as an older, bearded man or a handsome young man, dressed as traveler. His winged sandals and winged hat, made him faster than any other traveler, divine or mortal. Clearly, we've had enough of older bearded men! :-p

Hermes is the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; he’s very devoted to his father Zeus. For that, he’s been made Zeus’s personal herald, willing to travel to the world’s end to carry out his will. He very much enjoys travelling, so he doesn’t mind playing messenger for the other gods as well. He’s very clever, has a cunning personality and is very mischievous too. So it seems fitting that he’s the protector of travelers, herdsmen, thieves, orators, invention and trade.

He is also pretty fearless, traveling back and forth to the underworld, since he’s responsible for leading the dead to the Underworld.

Hestia was usually depicted as a modest, veiled woman, sitting on a plain wooden throne, but, clearly, Eirini has a completely different idea on the matter. :-p

Hestia was the eldest child of Cronus and Rhea. She was the goddess of the family and domesticity. In ancient times, the heart fire was considered a very important part of the domestic life; letting it go out was considered a disastrous omen. 

Hestia personified the fire burning in the hearth, that’s why she was considered such an important deity; she always received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household; and the best portion too!

She was gentle, kind and forgiving and never participated in any kind of dispute, that’s why she was well respected and loved by the rest of the Olympians.

Hestia never married, despite the fact that both Poseidon and Apollo wished to marry her. Like Artemis, she had asked Zeus for eternal virginity and he had granted her wish. Actually, Hestia, Athena and Artemis were the only ones immune to Aphrodite’s influence.

And...that's a wrap! See you on the weekend!