myth about Hephaestus?

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greek gods

Answer 1

Hephaestus is the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan; he is the god of technology including, specifically blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. He was worshipped in all the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, especially Athens.

Though his forge traditionally lay in the heart of Lemnos, Hephaestus was quickly identified by Greek colonists in southern Italy with the volcano gods Adranus of Mount Etna and Vulcanus of the Lipara islands and his forge moved here by the poets; the first-century sage Apollonius of Tyana is said to have observed, "there are many other mountains all over the earth that are on fire, and yet we should never be done with it if we assigned to them giants and gods like Hephaestus"

Hephaestus and his brother Ares are sons of Hera, with or without the cooperation of Zeus. In classic and late interpretations, Hera bore him alone, in jealousy for Zeus's solo birth of Athena, but as Hera is older than Zeus in terms of human history, the myth may be an inversion. Indeed, in some versions of Athena's birth, the goddess only enters the world after Zeus' head is split open by a hammer-wielding Hephaestus. Either way, in Greek thought, the fates of the goddess of wisdom and war (Athena) and the god of the forge that makes the weapons of war were linked. In Attica, Hephaestus and Athena Ergane (Athena as patroness of craftsman and artisans), were honored at a festival called Chalceia on the thirtieth day of Pyanepsion. Hephaestus crafted much of Athena's weaponry, along with those of the rest of the gods and even of a few mortals who received their special favor.

The Doric Temple of Hephaestus, Athens: western face.An Athenian founding myth tells that Athena refused a union with Hephaestus, and that when he tried to force her she disappeared from the bed. Hephaestus ejaculated on the earth, impregnating Gaia, who subsequently gave birth to Erichthonius of Athens; then the surrogate mother gave the child to Athena to foster, guarded by a serpent. Hyginus made an etymology of strife ("Eri-") between Athena and Hephaestus and the Earth-child ("chthonios"). Some readers may have the sense that an earlier, non-virginal Athene is disguised in a convoluted re-making of the myth-element. At any rate, there is a Temple of Hephaestus (Hephaesteum or the so-called "Theseum") located near the Athens agora, or marketplace. (illustration, right).

On the island of Lemnos, his consort was the sea nymph Cabeiro, by whom he was the father of two metalworking gods named the Cabeiri.

In Sicily, his consort was the nymph Aetna, and his sons two gods of Sicilian geysers called Palici-.

Answer 2

Hephaestus, the son of Hera and the god of fire, was lame. According to one legend, he was born this way, and in shame his mother threw him from Mount Olympus, the home of the gods. However, he survived the day-long fall because he landed in the ocean and was rescued. To get revenge, Hephaestus constructed a gold throne, but with hidden chains to immediately bind whoever sat in the chair. He sent the throne to his mother, who, as expected, sat in it and was trapped. Since only Hephaestus knew how to unlock the chains, the gods were forced to call him back to Mount Olympus to release his mother.

Answer 3

Hephaestus is the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan; he is the god of technology including, specifically blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. He was worshipped in all the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, especially Athens.

Though his forge traditionally lay in the heart of Lemnos, Hephaestus was quickly identified by Greek colonists in southern Italy with the volcano gods Adranus of Mount Etna and Vulcanus of the Lipara islands and his forge moved here by the poets; the first-century sage Apollonius of Tyana is said to have observed, "there are many other mountains all over the earth that are on fire, and yet we should never be done with it if we assigned to them giants and gods like Hephaestus" (Life of Apollonius of Tyana, book v.16).
click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus#Family

Answer 4

The above answers are correct. He was also the son of Hera. The Cyclops worked in his smithy. He is credited with many of the magical items in Greek / Roman myths ; Cupid's bow / arrows, Zeus' lightning bolts, the chariots of the Sun and the Moon and the chains of Prometheus

Answer 5

he was a smith-god, husband of Aphrodite, goddes of love. Once upon a time he came home after a hard working day and what did he see?! His wife with another man (god!) Ares, god of war. Of course he was angry and made a row. He made a kind of a net to catch and keep them. (I would like to know the sense of it!) And other gods used to come and laugh at unlucky lovers

Answer 6

He is the god of fire - and the forge. Married to Aphrodite. The blacksmith's protector.

He is crippled because his father Zeus threw him when he was an infant.

Answer 7

I'm sure you'd find them if you bothered reading your textbook.

Answer 8

He is the god of technology and blacksmiths.

Answer 9

not sure- I just thought you spelled asbestos very bad