<P> Hestia received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household . In the public domain , the hearth of the prytaneum functioned as her official sanctuary . With the establishment of a new colony , flame from Hestia 's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement . Her Roman equivalent is Vesta . </P>
what was hestia 's role in founding colonies
flame from Hestia 's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement