No ancient GGreece wasn't a culture hearth they innovated off other designs but never really came up with many of their own.
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The Indus River Valley is considered a cultural hearth because it was the leader for cultural and religious spread to other places. It also included the spread of tools and agriculture.
Hearth and fire, peace in Greece.
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Hestia was goddess of the hearth and home in Ancient Greece. Her Roman equivalent was Vesta. She was one of the 12 Olympians. On a larger level, Hestia (and moreso Vesta) represented the connection between a mother city and its settlements (or colonies) since a flame from the ever-burning hearth of the mother city would be used to light the hearth flame of the new settlement.
The Norse goddess of hearth was Frigga. The Greek goddess of hearth was Hestia.