'Vesta' definitions:
Definition of 'Vesta'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
noun
The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
Definition of 'Vesta'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'Vesta'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- lares and penates,
- 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
Vesta, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.