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 is one of the ancient greek fire gods. In some accounts, he was said to be the son of Zeus and Hera. In others, he was the son of Hera alone, conceived in order to get back at Zeus for bringing forth Athena. Hephaestus was the only ugly god among perfectly beautiful immortals.

Dec 9, 2024 · 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.

Apr 18, 2023 · Hephaestus was the Greek god of craftsmanship, smithing, and fire. Though lame from birth, he was a master blacksmith who created many magnificent weapons and machines.

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.

Hephaestus was the Greek god of metalworking and fire, and was therefore an important deity, so important indeed, that Hephaestus was considered to be one of the 12 deities of Mount Olympus.

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.

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.

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.

Apr 2, 2002 · Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire and the forge in Greek mythology. He was one of the twelve main deities in the Greek pantheon, and his Roman counterpart was Vulcan. He was Hera’s son, and it’s debated whether he was Zeus’ son as well.