Hestia was not more important than Vesta. At some point in their history, the Romans linked their divinities to the Greek ones. Vesta was the Roman equivalent of Hestia.
Minerva or Pallas
Vesta was the daughter of Saturn and the goddess of the hearth and domestic life. She was an extremely important deity in ancient Rome as the cult of the vestal virgins grew around her. It was believed that as long as the sacred fire of Vesta was lit and tended, Rome would be safe.
Vestal Virgins were primarily dedicated to the worship of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, and their main responsibilities were centered around her temple in Rome. They were tasked with maintaining the sacred fire and performing rituals specifically for Vesta. While they held a significant role in Roman religion, their functions were not extended to other temples dedicated to different deities; their focus remained on Vesta and her cult.
Vestal is an adjective referring to something that is related to the Roman Goddess Vesta. Vesta was the Goddess of hearth and home, so vestal in nearly modern usage might be a poetic reference to anything related to the home.
ASTEROIDS
Triton is one of the moons of Neptune. Ceres used to be an asteroid, but has now been recategorized as a "dwarf planet". Pallas and Vesta are asteroids.
David Pallas was born on 1980-07-07.
Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygeia. are the four largest planets
By mass, this would be Pallas (2 Pallas), the third most massive object in the Main Belt.The largest asteroid was Ceres, now considered a "dwarf planet" (the only one inside the orbit of Neptune). That would make Vesta (4 Vesta) and Pallas the largest of the remaining Main Belt asteroids. They are similar in size (diameter 530-565 km) but Vesta is slightly more massive.Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygeia are the four largest objects and contain more than half of the total estimated mass of the Asteroid Belt.
According to the US naval astronomical applications department the 3rd largest asteroid body is called 4 Vesta. Ref: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/asteroid_masses Actually, they do not know what the largest asteroid is since Pallas and Vesta both have been designated as the second largest asteroid after Ceres, which is no longer an asteroid. Since Ceres is a dwarf planet now, Pallas or Vesta is the largest now. Since Ceres is a dwarf planet, the third largest asteroid is Hygiea now. Pallas and Vesta are the top two largest asteroids now. Vesta is more massive than Pallas, though.
The Asteroid Belt is found in between Mars And Jupiter. The orbits of the dwarf planet Ceres and the protoplanets Vesta and Pallas are also located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter (Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas are sometimes classified as asteroids).
Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea are the 4 largest that have been named within our solar system.
The three largest are, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas,
Pallas, Vesta, and Davida are some of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. They are named after Roman goddesses and are notable for their irregular shapes and unique surface features. Studying these asteroids can provide insights into the early formation of the Solar System.
The two other large asteroids in our solar system are Vesta and Pallas. Vesta is the second most massive asteroid and is located in the asteroid belt, while Pallas is the third most massive and is also part of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which also contains some dwarf planets such as Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta.