Vesta may refer to:

Fiction and mythology

* Vesta (mythology), Roman goddess of the hearth and home *

Vesta (Marvel Comics) The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are based on the Twelve Olympians/Dii Consentes and other deities of Classical mythology. During the beginning of the 1960s, the e ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Sailor Vesta, a character in ''Sailor Moon''

Brands and products

* Lada Vesta, a car from Russian car manufacturer AVTOVAZ * Swan Vesta (began 1883), a brand of matches **

Vesta case A vesta case, or simply a vesta, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented the "wax vesta" in England. It consisted of a wax stem with ...

, metal containers for matches (which were previously called vestas) * Vesta, a freeze-dried meal brand launched in the United Kingdom by Batchelors in the early 1970s, and now owned by Premier Foods.

Music

* Vesta (1957–2011), stage name of American recording artist

Vesta Williams Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as pop, jazz, adult contemporary and R&B. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta begin ...

** ''Vesta'' (album), 1986 album by Vesta Williams ** ''

Vesta 4 U ''Vesta 4 U'' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released on November 21, 1988 on A&M Records. Commercial performance The album peaked at No. 131 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 26 on Top R&B Albums chart. Four single ...

'', 1988 album by Vesta Williams * Vesta, a 2008 rock band made up of former members of

The Juliana Theory The Juliana Theory is an American Rock music, rock duo from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Greensburg and Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States. They signed to Tooth & Nail Records, and later to Epic Records for the release of the ...

Places

Monte Vesta Monte Vesta is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It administratively belongs to the province of Brescia. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classifi ...

, Lombardy, Italy *

Temple of Vesta The Temple of Vesta, or the aedes (Latin ''Aedes Vestae''; Italian: ''Tempio di Vesta''), is an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy. The temple is located in the Roman Forum near the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. The Temple of Vesta hous ...

, Rome, Italy * Vesta Nunataks, Alexander Island, Antarctica *

4 Vesta Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of . It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 and is named after Vesta, the ...

, an asteroid

Canada

* Vesta Creek (Alberta), a stream in northern Alberta * Vesta, a dispersed rural community in the municipality of Brockton, Bruce County, Ontario *

Vesta Creek (Ontario) Vesta Creek (french: ruisseau Vesta) is a stream in the municipalities of Arran–Elderslie and Brockton, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Lake Huron drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Saugeen River. Cours ...

, a stream in Bruce County, Ontario

United States

Vesta, Arkansas Vesta is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. History A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing ...

Vesta, Georgia Vesta is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United St ...

Vesta, Indiana Vesta is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in ...

Vesta, Minnesota Vesta is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The Redwood River flows through the so ...

Vesta, Nebraska Vesta is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. History A schoolteacher named Vesta after a former student in Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ...

Vesta, Virginia Vesta is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. Vesta is located on U.S. Route 58 northwest of Stuart. Vesta has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail service ...

Vesta, Washington Vesta is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental juris ...

Science and technology

, an asteroid *

Vesta family The Vesta family (adj. ''Vestian''; ) is a family of asteroids. The cratering family is located in the inner asteroid belt in the vicinity of its namesake and principal body, 4 Vesta. It is one of the largest asteroid families with more than ...

, group of asteroids that includes 4 Vesta * Vesta (software configuration management) (developed 1993), advanced configuration management system released by Compaq * Vestas (founded 1945), Danish manufacturer of wind turbines * The Vesta parallel file system, a precursor of IBM's

GPFS GPFS (General Parallel File System, brand name IBM Spectrum Scale) is high-performance clustered file system software developed by IBM. It can be deployed in shared-disk or shared-nothing distributed parallel modes, or a combination of these. It ...

* ''

Vesta longifolia ''Vesta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, formally described in 2018. It contains only one known species, ''Vesta longifolia'', native to Perak in Peninsular Malaysia and to Brunei and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Taxo ...

'', a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae

Other uses

Vesta (name) Vesta is the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family. The given name may also refer to: People: *Vesta Hathaway (Marina Oliver, born 1934), British writer *Vesta Kasputė (born 1984), Lithuanian chess player *Vesta M. Roy (1925–2002), Ame ...

, feminine given name *

IF Vesta IF Vesta is a sports club in Uppsala, Sweden, established on 8 June 1911. The club runs bandy and soccer, earlier even ice hockey and floorball. History In the first year of bandy league system in Sweden, 1930–31, Vesta entered in Division 1 No ...

, sports club in Uppsala, Sweden established in 1911 *

Vesta Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames in Putney, London, England. It was founded in 1870. Vesta organises two head races every year; the Scullers Head and the Veterans Head. History Foundation Vesta Rowing ...

(founded 1870), a rowing club based in London, England * SS ''Vesta'' (1853–1875), a French iron screw steamer *

Vesta Battery Corporation The Vesta Battery Corporation (1897–1964), known until 1929 as the Vesta Accumulator Company, was an American manufacturer of automobile electrical gear. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the company was founded by a former garment worker in 1897. Origi ...

(1897–1964), an automobile battery company * ''Vesta'', a genus of flowering plant, sole species ''