Dictionary of all Scriptures & Myths

NESTIS, HESTIA OR VESTA

A symbol of the sensation principle of the physical plane.

"Nestis, who moistens the springs of men with her tears." - Empedocles, FAIR-BANKS, 33.

The activities of the physical nature are the means of producing suffering to the mind (men).

See Also

AIDONEUS (Hades)
BONES
HESTIA
NEPHTHYS