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Why did Hestia give up her seat as one of the 12 Olympians?

April 26, 2017hestia olympians seat

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Why did Hestia give up her seat as one of the 12 Olympians?

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Hestia, not wanting to be involved in the gods’ quarrels, decided to leave Olympus to tend to her sacred hearth. She became a lesser goddess in the same ranks of Pan and Dionysus, the latter of whom later rose to the place of Olympian when Zeus chose him to take Hestia’s place.