Just after he was born, he was thrown from the top of Mount Olympus, but he was not killed in the fall. What is Hephaestus the god of? Hephaestus is the Greek god of blacksmithing, fire, volcanoes, and forges. According to some myths, he also had the power to create people and to...
His realm was simply a cavern with a forge. He was the blacksmith of the gods, and a patron of earthly smiths. One of his most important clients was Achilles. But he was also considered one of the gods of fire. In the Greek postage stamp shown here he is depicted with the hammer ...
⚒ Hephaestus :: Greek God of Blacksmiths and Fire Olympians / HephaestusHephaestus is the god of blacksmiths and fire. Called “the celestial artificer,” he was also associated with other craftsmen (sculptors, carpenters, metalworkers) and, as evident in the name of his Roman counterpart ...
Hephaestus is the name of the Greek god of volcanoes and a craftsman and blacksmith associated with metalworking and stone masonry. Of all the gods onOlympus, he is arguably the most human, having suffered abuse by the other gods, who by contrast are aloof, perfect, and remote from the fra...
Hephaestus was the blacksmith of the gods, God of fire and the forge. He was son of Hera, either by Zeus or alone. He was married to Aphrodite. Finally, Hermes was the messenger of the gods, as well as God of commerce, thieves and games. He was the son of Zeus and the nymph ...
Hephaistos was the god of fire, and often his name was used as a synonym for the element.Homer, Iliad 2. 426 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "[The men] pitted the vitals and held them [to cook] over the flame of Hephaistos."...
Atreus (Greek: Ἀτρεύς) / Loki (Nordic: ᛚᛟᚲᛁ) also known as Loki Laufeyson (Translation: Loki, son of Laufey), is the Norse God of Mischief and the Champion of the Jötnar. He is the deuteragonist of God of War (2018) and one of the two protagonists of ...
Later on, Kratos encountered Artemis' champion, Pothia, and killed her as well, with her army also falling victim to the Spartans, although Artemis did not retaliate. In fear that Kratos would defeat his champion, Alrik, the Barbarian King, Hades sent a torrent of fire through the sky. Al...
Vulcan, in Roman religion, god of fire, particularly in its destructive aspects as volcanoes or conflagrations. Poetically, he is given all the attributes of the Greek Hephaestus. His worship was very ancient, and at Rome he had his own priest (flamen). His chief festival, the Volcanalia,...
A Song of Ice and Fire God of War’s combat has always been the flashy attraction that draws a crowd in to be wowed by its story, however, and Ragnarok continues that tradition. It may seem familiar at first – and indeed some things remain the same – but it isn't afraid to play...