Hestia | It's All Greek to ME
Spirits
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Hestia is the living embodiment of the heart of the home. This oft-forgotten Olympian might not have gotten into the same shenanigans and antics that the other gods got into, but that doesn’t stop her from being an incredibly important goddess.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, birth, colonization, abandonment, execution, being buried alive, imprisonment, enslavement, and propaganda.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Julia here. A quick announcement before we get started. Spirits is doing a live show in New York City on July 15th. We'll be in person at caveat and live streamed online so you can see us either in person or on your computer. Tickets are available now at spiritspodcast.com slash live or you can click the link in the description. We hope to see you there. And now, |
| 0:21.8 | let's get to the episode. |
| 0:28.6 | Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. Every week |
| 0:33.6 | we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. I'm Amanda. And I'm Julia. |
| 0:38.1 | And this episode 289, Hestia, part of the, it's all Greek to me, colon, finally fulfilling the promise of spirits podcast, comma, by spirits podcast series. |
| 0:46.7 | Yeah, we're getting close to wrapping up on the It's All Greek to Me, finally fulfilling the promise of Spirit Podcast by Spirits Podcast. |
| 0:55.0 | But Julia, it's so fun. |
| 0:57.7 | I don't want to. |
| 0:58.7 | I know. |
| 0:59.2 | I'm sorry. |
| 1:00.5 | It's okay. |
| 1:01.2 | I'm sure we'll touch on more Greek stuff eventually in the future, but we're getting |
| 1:04.7 | close. |
| 1:05.2 | We're getting close to the end here. |
| 1:06.4 | And we have some fun stuff planned for the rest of the year. |
| 1:08.5 | So don't worry, folks. Lots to come in your way. |
| 1:18.7 | Of course. Now, Amanda, we are kind of going to be wrapping up on one of the often forgotten Olympians, which is Hestia. And I'm curious what your initial thoughts or impressions of Hestia are. |
| 1:26.2 | Almost nothing. This is almost a blank slate. |
| 1:28.8 | I have some kind of impression that she's like mature or responsible. |
| 1:33.7 | But that's really all I got. |
| 1:35.8 | She is both mature and responsible. |
| 1:38.1 | That is, you nailed that one right on the head. |
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