It was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers in 1807 and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology.

It is next to the Sanctuary of Vesta -- the Roman goddess of the hearth -- just outside the Palatine walls, site of the earliest traces of civilization in Rome. Where previously archeologists had ...

Fans of Vela Kitchen in Pleasantville and the since-closed Vintage 1891 in Larchmont will find a combo of the two at Vesta Kitchen + Bar in Harrison.

Inspired by the Roman goddess of the hearth and home, Italian furniture company Turri’s new ‘Vesta’ pieces – an armchair, two- and three-seater sofas, and a matching coffee table – burn with domestic ...

Gauss chose to name it after the virgin goddess of home and hearth in Roman mythology. Vesta is the brightest asteroid visible from Earth, with the widest brightness range of any rocky body in our ...

Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred salt cakes (mola salsa) and oversaw the care of sacred objects in the temple.

Roman- and Lebanese-inspired restaurant Vesta opened recently in North Yarmouth in the former Trudy Bird’s Ølbar space. Co-owners Kristen Mixter, her husband Mike Christina, and their business ...

The last foal bred on the estate was named Combs Vesta 4th. In Roman mythology Juno is the sister of goddess Vesta, which explains the connection to the new foal's name.