Hephaestus
Greek god of blacksmiths / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hephaestus (UK: /hɪˈfiːstəs/ hif-EE-stəs, US: /hɪˈfɛstəs/ hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.[1] Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness, the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his lameness would have been the result of his fall rather than the reason for it).[2][3][4]
Hephaestus | |
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God of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, artisans, metallurgy, carpenters, forges, sculpting, and blacksmiths | |
Member of the Twelve Olympians | |
Abode | Mount Olympus |
Symbol | hammer, anvil, tongs |
Personal information | |
Parents | Zeus and Hera, or Hera alone |
Siblings | Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia, and many paternal half-siblings |
Consort | Aphrodite (divorced) Aglaea |
Children | Thalia, Erichthonius, Eucleia, Eupheme, Philophrosyne, Cabeiri and Euthenia |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Vulcan |
As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athens. The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos.[1] Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's hammer, anvil, and a pair of tongs.