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Hephaestus-Matthew Probert's Encyclopedia. Image Used With Permission. Hephaestus was known as the god of craftsmen, smiths, and fire. Even though he was lame, Hephaestus was excellent at what he did and was also known as the patron of smiths. His smoky, flaming workshop was located under Mount Etna.

Pronunciation: he-FEE-stus

Depicted: Hephaestus has been lame since birth and was known as one of the less attractive gods of Olympus. He was usually depicted as an intense man wearing a workman's cap in front of a smithy.

Lame: Hephaesus was lame as the result of a quarrel between his parents. Zeus was so angry that he threw him down to the island of Lemnos.

Origin: Asia Minor

Father: Zeus

Mother: Hera

Wife: Aphrodite

Children: Erichthonius, Pandora, Cabiri

Roman Name: Vulcan

Myths: The Odyssey, The Illiad

Cult Center: Athens, Caria, Lycia

Festival: Vulcanalia

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