Hephaestus (UK: / hɪˈfiːstəs / hif-EE-stəs, US: / hɪˈfɛstəs / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Ancient Greek: Ἥφαιστος, romanized:Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1] Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

6 天之前 · Hephaestus, in Greek mythology, the god of fire. Originally a deity of Asia Minor and the adjoining islands (in particular Lemnos), Hephaestus had an important place of worship at the Lycian Olympus. His cult reached Athens not later than about 600 bce (although it scarcely touched Greece proper) and arrived in Campania not long afterward.

Hephaestus was the ancient Greek god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry and sculpture. He was depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs and sometimes riding a donkey. His Roman name was Vulcan.

2024年4月3日 · Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire, blacksmiths, craftsmen, and volcanoes, is a unique and fascinating figure in Greek mythology. Unlike the dashing, powerful gods often depicted in stories and sculptures, Hephaestus's tales contain themes of resilience, ingenuity, and the beauty of imperfection.

Hephaestus (/hɪˈfiːstəs, hɪˈfɛstəs/; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος Hēphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes. Hephaestus' Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths and fire. Called “the celestial artificer,” he was also associated with other craftsmen (sculptors, carpenters, metalworkers) and, as evident in the name of his Roman counterpart Vulcan, with volcanoes. Even though an ugly god lamed by his own mother, he was the husband of none other than Aphrodite herself.

Hephaestus (Vulcan in Roman mythology) is the only Olympian god to have been exiled from Olympus and to have returned. In a Homeric version of Hephaestus's myth, Hera, mortified to have brought forth such grotesque offspring, promptly threw him from Mount Olympus.

Hephaestus is the god of fire, especially in so far as it manifests itself as a power of physical nature in volcanic districts, and in so far as it is the indispensable means in arts and manufactures, whence fire is called the breath of Hephaestus, and the name of the god is used both by Greek and Roman poets as synonymous with fire.

2024年9月25日 · Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalworking, holds a significant place in Greek mythology as the divine artisan. He represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship and artistry, embodying the skills that were highly valued in ancient Greece.

2012年8月17日 · Hephaestus, also known as Hephaistos, is the Greek god of fire, the forge, volcanoes, craftsmen, blacksmiths, technology, metals and sculpture in mythology. Hephaestus/Hephaistos is one of the sons of Zeus and Hera, however, Hera was told to be the only parent of him in some myths. He is also the husband …