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Hades vs Vesta - What's the difference?

hades | vesta |

As proper nouns the difference between hades and vesta

is that hades is the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon while Vesta is the virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.

As nouns the difference between hades and vesta

is that hades is plural of lang=en while vesta is a short match, made of wood or wax.

As a verb hades

is third-person singular of hade.

hades

English

(wikipedia Hades)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
  • (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
  • Sheol.
  • Hell.
  • See also

    * Hell * Pluto

    Anagrams

    * ----

    vesta

    English

    (wikipedia Vesta)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
  • in occasional use.
  • (astronomy) Short for , the fourth asteroid discovered.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva

    Synonyms

    * (astronomy)

    Derived terms

    * vestal virgin * Vestan * Vestian * vestal * vestoid

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * (mythology) * (astronomy) ----