Greek name: Hephaistos, Hephaestus

Roman name: Vulcan

Epithets (Other Names):

Parentage: Hera (parthenogenically)

Origin: Lycian fire spirit

Concerns: fire, crafts

Attributes: lame, bald, hammer, anvil

Spouse: Aphrodite (Venus)

Lovers: None

Divine children:

Mortal children:

Places of worship: Mt. Aetna

Important Myth: Love Affair of Ares and Aphrodite, Arms of Achilles, Arms of Aeneas

Hephaistos: Images and Texts; see also Hephaistos at www.theoi.com

This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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