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Sep 13, 2019 · Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, blacksmithing, forging, and masonry. Hephaestus was born in Olympus to Hera but was cast out of the city. Later in life, Hephaestus was ordered to marry Aphrodite by Zeus for one of two reasons. One myth states that Hephaestus had made his mother, Hera, a throne for her to sit, and when she sat ...
Apr 19, 2021 · The marriage of Hephaestus and Aphrodite was notorious in Greek mythology. The two were poorly-suited for one another and Aphrodite was known to be in love with another man. After Hephaestus won the right to marry her, Aphrodite continued her love affair with Ares. She and the god of war would soon be found out, however.
Hephaestus-Vulcan, Greco-Roman marble statue C2nd A.D., Ostia Antica. HEPHAISTOS was the Olympian god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking and stonemasonry. This page describes the divine roles and functions of the god--including fire, smiths and craftsmen, volcanoes and his identification with foreign gods.
Hephaestus was represented in the temple of Athena Chalcioecus at Sparta, in the act of delivering his mother; 24 on the chest of Cypselus, giving to Thetis the armor for Achilles; 25 and at Athens there was the famous statue of Hephaestus by Alcamenes, in which his lameness was slightly indicated (the so-called Theseion; ca. 420 BCE). 26 The Greeks frequently placed small dwarf-like statues ...
Feb 8, 2021 · Hephaestus is the son of Hera (queen of the Gods), whom she either conceived herself (parthenogenesis) or from her husband Zeus, the king of Gods. In contrast to the other Greek Gods, Hephaestus is ugly, stocky and lame. He is often depicted with crippled feet and described by epithets like “the lame” and “halting”.
Hephaestus. Hephaestus on work, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens made in c. 1636-1637 AD [1] Hephaestus ( Greek: Ἥφαιστος, Hēphaistos) is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, craftsmen, sculpture, metallurgy and volcanoes. His parents were Zeus and Hera, Hephaestus was the blacksmith of the gods. He was married to the goddess Aphrodite ...
Sep 19, 2023 · Hephaestus, the God of Fire, Crafts, Smiths, and Metallurgy, is a very important God in the Greek Pantheon, despite not being as well-known as his siblings. He was a brilliant God and an excellent blacksmith. He is also associated with volcanoes because his workshops were located beneath them. Different from all the other gods, he was the only ...
