Hephaistos

Examples

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• The earliest scene should be the Return of Hephaistos below the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis on side B (the "back" of the vase).

  Academic text (1999)

• By classical Greco-Roman times and the rise of the cult of Aphrodite, which replaced earlier cults such as Astarte/Ishtar, the goddess was paired with the male consort, Hephaistos.

  Academic text (2016)

• 2 is so obviously Hephaistos.

  Blog text (1)

• No Catholic saint seemed to fill the role of Hephaistos, so the transition from the old gods to Christianity represented a split in Aphrodite but the complete elimination of many male pre-Christian gods.

  Academic text (2016)

• The marriage of Aphrodite and Hephaistos in Classical mythology may, in fact, reflect the critical importance of copper mining and smelting for Cyprus ("copper" probably being the very origin of the island's name).

  Academic text (2016)

• Part I ("Love's Forgery") presents the original erotic triangle in a story from Greek myth: jealous Hephaistos forges a trap to catch his wife, Aphrodite, in bed with her lover, Ares.

  Fiction book (2002)

• In Greek mythology, Hephaistos is often depicted as the god of fire and metalworking.

• The ancient Greeks built a magnificent temple dedicated to Hephaistos to honor his craftsmanship.

• Hephaistos is known for forging incredible weapons for the gods on Mount Olympus.

Synonyms

V

Vulcan

vsHephaistos

• Literature

66 9.1

Roman god of fire and metalworking who makes tools and weapons

is the Greek equivalent rather than the Roman deity

H

Hephaestus

vsHephaistos

• Literature

6 9.9

Greek god of fire who makes weapons and tools from metal for gods and heroes

is the same figure but written with an alternate spelling

Surface Forms

Etymology