Hephaestus God Of Fire
Hephaestus is one of the pantheons in the ancient Greek. He was respected and worshipped as the god of fire and technology. He was a blacksmith, sculptor, artisan and craftsman. He was related to the wildfires and volcanoes. |
Hephaestus was not a handsome but was lame. Hephaestus was depicted with anvil, tongs and a hammer which can be seen with any blacksmith. He is depicted with an axe. He is also shown with his consort Caberio who is a sea nymph. Caberio and Hephaestus are considered as the parents of the blacksmith demigods. Hephaestus also had a wife named Aetna. Hephaestus also has two sons with Aetna.
It is a myth, Hephaestus was attracted to Athena. Hephaestus was ugly in appearance but he wanted to have union with Athena and when Athena avoided him he tried to rape her and she escaped using her celestial powers. Hephaestus was not able to control the ejaculation and it spilled over the goddess of earth Gaia. Gaia delivered Ericthonius and gave the boy to Athena.
Hephaestus is considered as the celestial craftsman. He is said to design the god’s equipment. His name was related to anything that was a metal work and magical because of fiery nature in him. It is believed by the Greeks that the weapons made by Hephaestus have powers. He is said to have made the sandals and winged helmet of Hermes. He made a girdle for Aphrodite. The staff of Agamemnon, the Achilles armor and the bronze clappers of Hercules is made by Hephaestus. The chariot of Helio the Eros’s bows and arrows are also made by him.
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