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- Hephaestus
- Child of Zeus and Hera, craftsman and smith of the Gods and, as is so often the case among Aryan smithy Deities, lame. Among the Hellenes, he was something of a hapless fool, a figure of jest and contempt. This stems from the very strong Classic Mediterranean...
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Deities & Heros >> Greek
- Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty
- The goddess of beauty and love was formed out of the foam that was created when Uranus’s castrated genitals were thrown out of the sea of Paphos near Cyprus by the Titan Cronus.
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Deities & Heros >> Greek
- An Overview of Greek Gods and Goddesses
- The Twelve Olympians were the main gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. They resided in Mount Olympus and actually totals to fourteen Olympians but never more than twelve in a time.
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Religion & Philosophy >> Deities & Heros
- Vulcan
- Originally an Etruscan God, Vulcan came to be recognized as a primary patron of Smiths, mechanics, and craftsmen. As such, he was often combined with the Hellenic Hephaestus and, like him (and so many other Aryan Smithy Gods), was lame. Also like Hephaestus,...
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Deities & Heros >> Roman
- Elemental Associations
- The earliest of Greek natural philosophers, Thales, in considering which was the most basic element in the cosmos, from which the cosmos was made, supposed that the cosmos was made of Water. Later, Heraclitus decided that the most basic element in the cosmos...
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Magick >> The Elements
- The twins Artemis and Apollo
- The story of the twin gods Artemis and Apollo was filled with intrigue and deception. Their conception was controversial in itself
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Deities & Heros >> Greek
Hephaestus is described in multiple online sources, as addition to our editors' articles, see section below for printable documents, Hephaestus books and related discussion.
Suggested Pdf Resources
- 1 A Cultural History of Disability William Ebenstein, Ph.D
- Hephaestus is one of the twelve Olympians, a divine smith, fire-god, and gifted artisan, transformation of the Hephaestus myth in Western civilization.
- www.jfkjrinstitute.cuny.edu
- The hephaestus smart wheelchair system - Neural Systems and
- ieeexplore.ieee.org
- electronic reprint ATHENA, ARTEMIS, HEPHAESTUS: data analysis
- cars9.uchicago.edu
- Hephaestus on Foot in the Ceramicus*
- muse.jhu.edu
- The End of the Computing Era: Hephaestus meets The Olympians
- The End of the Computing Era: Hephaestus meets The Olympians. Michael L. Brodie.
- www.michaelbrodie.com
Suggested News Resources
- God of War III Walkthrough: Chapter 6- Hera
- After the death of Hephaestus, go to the Hyperion Gate that leads to the chamber of Aphrodite. A new power within the Nemesis Whip will be unlocked. Press R2 to try it out on the Sentries that Athena will summon.
- Cattaneo advises Hephaestus deal
- Corporate finance firm Cattaneo, based in Birmingham, has advised on a share consolidation and re-registering of Hephaestus Holdings.
- Clash Of The Titans 2 Becomes Wrath Of The Titans Again
- Teaming up with Queen Andromeda (Pike), Argenor (Toby Kebbell), son of Poseidon, and Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), a fallen god, Perseus heads into Hades to rescue the king of the Gods. Wrath of the Titans is set to be released on March 30, 2012.
- In praise of modest accomplishment
- The technical processes involved have altered little over the centuries, or even millennia; now you use a blowtorch rather than a charcoal fire but the hammering bit (by far the most important) has hardly changed since the time of Hephaestus.
Suggested Web Resources
- Hephaestus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [edit] Epithets.
- en.wikipedia.org
- Hephaestus
- Mar 3, 1997 Hephaestus, the god of fire, especially the blacksmith's fire, was the patron of all craftsmen, principally those working with metals.
- www.pantheon.org
- Hephaestus - Fast Facts on Hephaestus - Greek God of the Forge
- Quick look at Hephaestus, Greek god of the Forge, husband to the goddess Aphrodite.
- gogreece.about.com
- Hephaestus
- HEPHAESTUS (he-FEE-stus or he-FESS-tus; Roman name Vulcan) was the lame god of fire and crafts or the two together, hence of blacksmiths.
- www.mythweb.com
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