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Hephaistos at a Glance

name | Hephaistos (’HfaistoV)

role | god of smiths and metal-workers

symbols | axe

Hephaistos in Greek Mythology
"Hephaistos [Hephaestus], the celestial artist, was the son of Hera. He was born lame, and his mother was so displeased at the sight of him that she flung him out of Olympus. Other accounts say that Zeus kicked him out for taking part with his mother in a quarrel which occurred between them. Hephaistos's lameness, according to this account, was the consequence of his fall. He was a whole day falling, and at last alighted in the island of Lemnos, which was thenceforth sacred to him."

from Bulfinch's Mythology

The god Hephaistos was identified with Vulcan in Roman mythology.

Hephaistos in Art History
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And there is a good entry on Hephaistos.