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1 day ago · 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 ...
- Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (/ ˈ h ɛr ə, ˈ h ɪər ə /;...
- Hephaestus in Popular Culture
Hephaestus is a main character in the novel The Automation...
- Cabeiri
Agamemnon, Talthybius and Epeius, relief from Samothrace,...
- Aglaea
Family. According to Hesiod, Aglaea is the youngest of the...
- Palaemonius
Publius Ovidius Naso, Fasti translated by James G. Frazer....
- Erichthonius
Etymology. Erichthonius of uncertain etymology is possibly...
- Lameness
A limp is a type of asymmetric abnormality of the...
- Kothar-wa-Khasis
Names. Kothar-wa-Khasis (Kôṯaru-wa-Ḫasisu) is the...
- Hera
1 day ago · Pontius Pilate [b] ( Latin: Pontius Pilatus; Greek: Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, romanized : Póntios Pilátos) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of Jesus and ultimately ordered his crucifixion. [7] Pilate's importance in Christianity is ...
1 day ago · Futurology. Political history. ↓ Future. v. t. e. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers. They migrated out of Africa during the Last Ice Age and had populated most of the Earth by the end of the Ice Age 12,000 years ago.
1 day ago · Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized : Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam ...
1 day ago · Shivaji I ( Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale; Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋaːd͡ʒiˑ bʱoˑs (ə)leˑ]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680 [5]) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [6] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire.
5 hours ago · Frida Kahlo. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954 [1]) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to ...
5 hours ago · Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome. [1] Through the expansion of the Roman ...
