Vesta or Hestia is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

Marvel Universe

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Publication history

Vesta appeared in Thor

Thor (Marvel Comics)

Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....

#301 (November 1980), and was adapted from mythology by Mark Gruenwald

Mark Gruenwald

Mark E. Gruenwald was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler. Gruenwald got his start in comics fandom, publishing his own fanzine, Omniverse, which explored the concept of continuity...

, Ralph Macchio

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, and Keith Pollard

Keith Pollard

Keith Pollard is an American comic book artist. Originally from the Detroit area, Pollard is best known for his simultaneous work on the Marvel Comics titles Fantastic Four, Thor, and The Amazing Spider-Man in the late 1970s-early 1980s.Pollard made his professional comics debut in 1974 with...

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Vesta appeared as part of the "Olympian Gods" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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Fictional character biography

Vesta is the goddess of the home in the Olympian pantheon

Olympians (comics)

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Zeus, Neptune, and Pluto are her brothers, and Hera and Demeter are her sisters.