Vesta

Vesta may refer to:

Fiction and mythology

• Vesta (mythology), Roman goddess of the hearth and home
• Vesta (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Sailor Vesta or VesVes, 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, metal containers for matches (which were previously called vestas)

Music

• Vesta Williams (1963–2011), female R&B vocalist sometimes performing as "Vesta"
  • Vesta 4 U, a 1988 album by Vesta Williams
• Vesta (album), a 1986 album by Vesta Williams
• Vesta, a 2008 rock band made up of former members of The Juliana Theory

Places

• Monte Vesta, Lombardy, Italy
• Temple of Vesta, Rome, Italy
• Vesta Nunataks, Alexander Island, Antarctica

United States

• Vesta, Indiana
• Vesta, Minnesota
• Vesta, Nebraska
• Vesta, Virginia
• Vesta, Washington

Science and technology

• 4 Vesta, second-largest asteroid in the Solar System, named after the Roman deity
• Vesta family, 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

Other uses

• Vesta (name), feminine given name
• IF Vesta, sports club in Uppsala, Sweden established in 1911
• Vesta Rowing Club (founded 1870), a rowing club based in London, England
• SS Vesta (1853–1875), a French iron screw steamer
• Vesta Battery Corporation (1897–1964), an automobile battery company

See also

• Marooned off Vesta, a short story by Isaac Asimov first published in 1939
• Vega (disambiguation)
• Vespa (disambiguation)
• Vestal (disambiguation)