What is the role of Hephaistos?

Hephaistos was the Greek god of fire, metallurgy, and crafts.

Is Hephaestus or Hephaistos different?

Hephaestus and Hephaistos are the same god, the first is the Latinized spelling, the second is the Greek spelling.

Why did Zeus cripple Hephaestus?

Zeus crippled Hephaestus by throwing him out of the heavens because he was ugly. Hephaistos was crippled when he landed on the island of Lemnos.

Did Aphrodite love Hephaestus?

It seems that Aphrodite did not love her husband Hephaestus because she had numerous affairs, notably with Ares and Adonis.

Hephaistos

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Definition

Hephaistos (Hephaestus) was the ancient Greek god of fire, metallurgy, and crafts. He was the brilliant blacksmith of the Olympian gods, for whom he fashioned magnificent houses, armour, and ingenious devices. Hephaistos had his workshop beneath volcanos such as Mount Etna on Sicily. The god had a lame foot and so he was unique as the only less-than-perfect god.

More about: Hephaistos

Timeline

449 BCE
The Hephaisteion, temple to Athena & Hephaistos, built in Athens.
c. 430 BCE
The temple of Hephaistos is built at Agrigento.