Vestain Roman mythology, was the Home-goddess, called by the Greeks “Hestia.” She was custodian of the sacred fire brought by AEneas from Troy. This fire was lighted afresh annually on March day, and to let it go out would have been regarded as a national calamity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Vesta from Infoplease:
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