Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / 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.

赫菲斯托斯（希腊语：Ἥφαιστος、英语：Hephaestus），是古希腊神话中的火神、锻造与砌石之神、雕刻艺术之神。 奥林匹斯十二主神之一。 是宙斯和赫拉的儿子（或由赫拉独生），阿佛洛狄忒或阿格莱亚的丈夫。

HEPHAISTOS (Hephaestus) was the Olympian god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry and sculpture. He was depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs--the tools of a smith--and sometimes riding a donkey. Some of the more famous myths featuring the god include:--

1999年3月5日 · Since the image of the early Hephaestus is based mainly on the much earlier concept of the Egyptian god Ptah, who as the triune god of the resurrection sometimes is depicted as an achondroplastic dwarf (Ptah-Pataikos), the suggestion of the possible achondroplastic dwarf-like nature of the early Hephaestus is not implausible.

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.

2023年3月18日 · Hephaestus is the god of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship, and he is known for his exceptional skills as a blacksmith, artisan, and architect. Unlike other gods and goddesses who embody physical perfection and beauty, he is depicted as a strong, muscular figure with a beard, holding a hammer and tongs, and wearing a pointed hat.

Hephaestus' companions were Cabirithe dactyls, the mysterious chthonic dwarf gods who were linked both to creativity and deformity. Hephaestus represents creativity that develops out of defect or out of need; he is the only manifestation of imperfection in …

2019年6月19日 · The Greeks frequently placed small dwarf-like statues of Hephaestus near their hearths, and these figures are the oldest of all his representations. Some of these epithets are the following : Amphigýeis: the Lame One. Kyllopodíōn : the Halting. Khalkeús : Coppersmith. Klytotékhnēs: Renowned Artificer. Polýmētis : Shrewd, Crafty or Of Many Devices.

The Greeks frequently placed small dwarf-like statues of Hephaestus near their hearths, and these figures are the oldest of all his representations. During the best period of Grecian art he was represented as a vigorous man with a beard, and is characterized by his hammer or some other crafting tool, his oval cap, and the chiton .

2024年8月24日 · Hephaestus is the Greek god of blacksmiths, artisans, and volcanoes, closely associated with the Roman god Vulcan. He is also linked with the Slavic god Svarog. He is sometimes portrayed as a vigorous man with a beard and the hammer of a blacksmith, and in others, he has an oval cap, chiton tunic, and crafting tool.