Vesta did exist, she was the Goddess of the Hearth symbolized by fire. While Hestia was more of a stay at home mom.
Vesta was known for keeping the house nourished and warm.
Vesta is the Roman goddess who is counterpart to Hestia.
Vesta
Home and hearth.
Hestia was the goddess of the hearth. Her Roman name was Vesta.
Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth and home. Her Roman equivalent was Vesta.
The Roman goddess of the hearth was Vesta. The Roman goddess of grain was Ceres.
Household and hearth fire
Vesta.
Vesta is the Roman equivalent to Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth.
The Roman goddess of the hearth is Vesta. She is the virgin goddess of family and home in the Roman religion. Hestia is the nearest Greek equivalent as the goddess of hearth, home, domesticity, family, the state, and architecture.
Goddess of the hearth and home. She held less significance for the Greeks than she did to the Romans, who identified her with Vesta.
Vesta