Vesta
11 definitions retrieved  Vesta \Ves"ta\ (v[e^]s"t[.a]), n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. "Esti`a Vesta, "esti`a the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr. ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807. [1913 Webster] 3. A wax friction match. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]  Vesta n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia 2: the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered  Vesta, MN (city, FIPS 66982) Location: 44.50645 N, 95.41371 W Population (1990): 302 (140 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56292  vesta [vestl] Streichholz; Wachsstreichholz  Vesta [vestə] Vesta  Vesta Vesta  Vesta [vɛsta] Vesta  vesta vest; waistcoat  vesta Streichholz n; Wachsstreichholz n  Vesta, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 339 Housing Units (2000): 142 Land area (2000): 0.397308 sq. miles (1.029024 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.397308 sq. miles (1.029024 sq. km) FIPS code: 66982 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 44.507079 N, 95.415784 W ZIP Codes (1990): 56292 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Vesta, MN Vesta  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "Vesta": Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, Venus, Vulcan, Zeus, lares and penates Vesta related |
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