Hestia (meaning hearth or fireside) is the eldest child of Kronos and Rhea. She is the Greek virgin goddess of the hearth, home, the right ordering of domesticity, and family. She received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. Her Roman counterpart is Vesta.
Granville Sharp's rule is stated as follows: When two nouns are in the same case, connected by kai (and), and the first noun is preceded by the definite article (THE) while the second noun is not preceded by the article, the second noun refers to the same person or thing to which the first noun has reference and is a further description of it..
steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult. abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level. precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical. sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse.