A Hestian or Hestial Virgin is a priestess in service to the goddess Hestia. They were highly respected by the Greek populace and resented by the warlords, to the point where Xena's services were required to ensure that a major gathering of Hestian Virgins went smoothly. Lea once pretended to be a Hestial Virgin so she could work with Hercules and Iolaus to retrieve the Sword of Veracity and prove her future-husband Amphion's innocence (HTLJ "The Sword of Veracity"). Leah, one of Xena's look-alikes, was a Hestian Virgin (XWP "Warrior... Priestess... Tramp").