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👤 Hephaistos

  • <span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10127953" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10127953">🌍 Patrai (Achaia) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10276475" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10276475">🌍 Patara (Lycia) </span>
  • Information
    Olympian god
    Possibly the same as
    👤 Phaistos (Cretan)
    Son of
    👤 Hera 👤 Zeus 👤 Talos (Cretan II)
    Father of
    👤 Erichthonios (Athenian) 👤 Palaimon (Argonaut) 👤 Periphetes (Epidaurian) 👤 Rhadamanthys 👥 the Cabeiroi 👤 Ardalos 👤 Aigyptos (s. of Hephaistos) 👤 Camillos
    Husband of
    👤 Aglaia (Charis) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Charis
    Has children with
    👤 Anticleia (Epidaurian) 👤 Athena 👤 Atthis 👤 Ge (personification) 👤 Leucippe (Egyptian) 👤 Cabeiro
    Belongs to
    👥 the Olympian Gods
    Divine patron of
    🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Lemnos (island) 👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy 🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily)
    Creates
    👤 Pandora (first woman) 🏺 the Scepter of Agamemnon 🏺 the Necklace of Harmonia 🏺 the Robe of Harmonia 🏺 the Golden Wand of Hermes🏺 the Ash Spear of Achilles 🏺 the Second Armour of Achilles 🏺 the Bronze Rattle 🏺 the Aegis 🏛️ the Palaces of the Gods (Olympos) 🏺 the Breastplate of Diomedes🏺 the Automatic Tripods of Hephaistos 🏺 the Golden Attendants of Hephaistos 🏺 the Shield of Achilles 🏺 the Golden Amphora of Thetis 🏺 the Sword of Hephaistos 🏺 the Golden Trap Throne 🏛️ the Third (Mythical) Temple of Apollo at Delphi 🏺 the Chest of Dardanos 🏺 the Bronze Bowl of Telephos 🏺 the Gold and Silver Dogs of Alcinoos 🏺 the Silver Bowl of Phaidimos🏺 the Shield of Heracles🏛️ the House of Hephaistos (Olympos)🏺 the Chains of Hephaistos 🏺 the Chariot of Helios🏺 the Golden Vine 🏺 the Sting Ray Spear of Telegonos🏺 the Armour of Memnon🏺 the Necklace of Europe 🏺 the Golden Charmers 🏛️ the Palace of Helios
    Kills
    👤 Mimas (giant)
    Cult sites
    🌍 Lemnos (island) 🌍 Memphis (Egypt) 🏛️ the Altar of Zeus Areios at Olympia🌍 the Sanctuary of Hephaistos at Memphis (Egypt)
    Dwelling
    🏛️ the House of Hephaistos (Olympos)
    Weaponry
    🏺 the Sword of Hephaistos
    Related Entities
    👤 Achilles 👤 Adrasteia 👤 Aglaia (Charis) 👤 Aietes 👤 Alcinoos 👤 Amphitrite 👤 Anticleia (Epidaurian) 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 👤 Ares 👤 Ariadne 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Atthis 👤 Bia 👤 Brontes 👤 Cadmos 👤 Calliope (Muse) 👥 the Charites 👤 Cheiron (centaur) 👤 Circe 👤 Cleio (Muse) 👤 Cratos 👤 Demeter 👤 Diomedes (Argive I) 👤 Dionysos 👤 Doris (Oceanid) 👤 Eileithyia 👤 Erato (Muse) 👤 Erichthonios (Athenian) 👤 Eurynome (Oceanid) 👤 Euterpe 👤 Ge (personification) 👤 Hera 👤 Hestia 👤 Oceanos (Titan) 👤 Ouranos 👤 Poseidon 👤 Tethys 👤 Zeus 👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) 👥 the Giants👤 Hebe 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Iris 👤 Ixion (Lapith) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Naxos (island) 🌍 Lemnos (island) 👤 Typhon 👤 Pelops (Pisan) 👤 Orion (hunter) 👤 Ourania (Muse) 👤 Palaimon (Argonaut) 👤 Pandora (first woman) 👤 Pandrosos 👤 Peleus 👥 the Horai 👥 the Muses 👤 Periphetes (Epidaurian) 👤 Persephone 👤 Phorcos 👤 Polymnia 👤 Prometheus (fire-stealer) 👤 Leto 👤 Lycaon (Trojan) 👤 Maia 👤 Melpomene 👤 Mimas (giant) 👤 Minos 👥 the Moirai 👥 the Nereids 👤 Nereus 👤 Oinopion 👤 Rhadamanthys 👤 Scamandros (river god) 👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy 👤 Talos (Cretan I) 👤 Telemachos 👤 Terpsichore 👤 Thaleia (Muse) 👤 Thetis 🏺 the Scepter of Agamemnon 🏛️ the Forge of Hephaistos (Mount Olympos)🏺 the Breastplate of Heracles 👥 the Cattle of Geryon 🏺 the Necklace of Harmonia 🏺 the Robe of Harmonia 🏺 the Golden Wand of Hermes🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) 🌍 Troy (Troad) 🌍 Sidon (Phoinicia) 👤 Helios 🏺 the Ash Spear of Achilles 🌍 River Scamandros (Troad) 🌍 the Plain of Troy 🌍 the Beach of Troy 🌍 Colophon (Ionia) 🏺 the Second Armour of Achilles 🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians 🌍 Scythia 🌍 Memphis (Egypt) 🌍 Libya (North Africa) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos) 🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable) 🌍 Lake Triton (Libya) 🌍 Pallene (Chalcidice) 🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) 👥 the Bronze-Footed Bulls of Aietes 🏺 the Bronze Rattle 👤 the Caucasian Eagle 👤 Cedalion 🏺 the Aegis 👥 the Sintians 🏛️ the Palaces of the Gods (Olympos) 👤 Dares 👤 Momos 👤 Perseis (Oceanid) 👥 the Olympian Gods👥 the Cabeiroi 👤 Idaios (Trojan I) 🏺 the Breastplate of Diomedes👤 Peitho (personification) 🏺 the Automatic Tripods of Hephaistos 👤 Charis 🏺 the Golden Attendants of Hephaistos 🏺 the Shield of Achilles 🏺 the Head of Zeus 🏛️ the Wall of Heracles (Troy) 🏺 the Golden Amphora of Thetis 👤 Ardalos 🏺 the Sword of Hephaistos 👥 the Dactyloi 🏺 the Golden Trap Throne 👤 Talos (Cretan II) 🏛️ the Altar of Zeus Areios at Olympia🏛️ the Third (Mythical) Temple of Apollo at Delphi 🏺 the Chest of Dardanos 🏺 the Bronze Bowl of Telephos 🏺 the Gold and Silver Dogs of Alcinoos 🏺 the Silver Bowl of Phaidimos🏺 the Crown of Ariadne🏺 the Greaves of Heracles🏺 the Shield of Heracles👥 the Satyrs 👤 Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) 🏛️ the House of Hephaistos (Olympos)🏺 the Chains of Hephaistos 🏺 the Chariot of Helios🏺 the Golden Vine 🏺 the Sting Ray Spear of Telegonos🏺 the Armour of Memnon👤 Celmis 👤 Damnameneus 👤 Acmon (Dactyl) ⏳ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis 👤 Euanthe (m. of Charites) 👤 Alectryon 👤 Onnes (Cabeiros) 👤 Tottes 🏛️ the Forge of Hephaistos (Sicily) 👤 Aigyptos (s. of Hephaistos) 👤 Leucippe (Egyptian) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Hephaistos at Memphis (Egypt)🏺 the Necklace of Europe 🏺 the Wheel of Ixion 🏺 the Golden Snow of Zeus 🏺 the Golden Charmers 🏛️ the Palace of Helios 👤 Camillos 👤 Cabeiro 👤 Ocyrhoe (d. of Cheiron) 🌍 the Forum of Hephaestus (Italy) 🌍 Asbystai (N. Africa)👤 Polytechnos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 2.9📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 4.7📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.4.11📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.3.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.3.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.4.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.4.4📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.6.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.23📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.26📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.4.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.16.1📖 Hesiod, Works & Days 42-89📖 Pausanias 1.2.6📖 Pausanias 3.18.13📖 Pausanias 3.18.16📖 Pausanias 1.14.6📖 Pausanias 1.20.3📖 Pausanias 8.41.5📖 Pausanias 2.1.4📖 Pausanias 8.16.3📖 Pausanias 2.31.3📖 Pausanias 5.11.8📖 Pausanias 7.19.6📖 Pausanias 8.53.5📖 Homer, Odyssey 7.81-7.111📖 Homer, Odyssey 8.251-8.367📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.609-4.624📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.99-15.129📖 Homer, Odyssey 24.35-24.97📖 Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 300-355📖 Euripides, Cyclops 590-607📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 122-138📖 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 216-237📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 214-229📖 Homer, Iliad 2.100-2.108📖 Homer, Iliad 1.571-1.596📖 Homer, Iliad 1.592-1.594📖 Homer, Iliad 1.605-1.608📖 Homer, Iliad 5.9-5.11📖 Homer, Iliad 5.20-5.24📖 Homer, Iliad 15.306-15.311📖 Homer, Iliad 8.184-8.197📖 Homer, Iliad 18.368-18.409📖 Homer, Iliad 18.388-18.409📖 Homer, Iliad 18.410-18.427📖 Homer, Iliad 18.468-18.608📖 Homer, Iliad 18.609-18.613📖 Homer, Iliad 20.31-20.40📖 Homer, Iliad 20.51-20.74📖 Homer, Iliad 20.144-20.153📖 Homer, Iliad 21.324-21.382📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 520-530📖 Pausanias 3.17.2-3.17.3📖 Pausanias 5.19.7-5.19.10📖 Pausanias 10.5.11-10.5.12📖 Pausanias 9.35.1-9.35.7📖 Pausanias 9.41.1-9.41.5📖 Pausanias 9.40.11-9.40.12📖 Pausanias 5.14.4-5.14.10📖 Hesiod, Theogony 570-616📖 Hesiod, Theogony 924-929📖 Hesiod, Theogony 945-946📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 90 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 99 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 150 Most📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1-87📖 Homeric Hymn 20 to Hephaistos 1-8📖 Hesiod fr. 294 Most📖 Cypria fr. 4 West📖 Little Iliad fr. 6 West📖 Telegony fr. 5 West📖 Aithiopis Argumentum 2 West📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 3 West📖 Danais fr. 2 West📖 Phoronis fr. 2 West📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 8.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 8.4 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 11.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 11.4 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 13 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 17.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 17.3 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 18.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 21 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 10.1-10.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Astrology 22📖 Lucian, Prometheus 1-4📖 Lucian, Prometheus 5📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 6📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 7📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 8📖 Lucian, Zeus Catechized 8📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Zeus 70-90📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis 41-86📖 Lucian, The Hall 27📖 Lucian, The Hall 29📖 Lucian, The Dream, or the Cock 3📖 Lucian, Charon, or the Inspectors 1📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 37 Harder📖 Lucian, The Dance 13📖 Lucian, The Dance 39📖 Lucian, The Dance 63📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 113e Harder📖 Lucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the Sects 20📖 Pindar, Olympian 7 27-53📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 13📖 Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 6📖 Pindar, Pythian 1 13-29📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 16📖 Pindar fr. 34 Snell-Maehler📖 Pindar fr. 52i Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.590📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.609📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.157📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.547📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 2.721📖 Ovid, Ibis 405-406📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.1-2.30📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.31-2.110📖 Strabo 10.3.21📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.708-2.832📖 Strabo 1.2.30-1.2.35📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.167-4.189📖 Ovid, Amores 1.9📖 Ovid, Amores 2.17📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 16.140📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 23.91📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.281-4.356📖 Callimachus, Iambi 12 = fr. 202-202a Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 228 Pfeiffer📖 Diodoros, Library 6.4.1📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 11📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 70-73 Hollis = fr. 260 Pfeiffer📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 28📖 Callimachus fr. 725h Pfeiffer📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.238-13.295📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.296-13.349📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.425-452⚒️ Hymn to Apollo by Athenaios at the Athenian Treasury at Delphi (Delphi 517; PHI 238500; PHI 239433)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadDionysios, PeriegesisHesiod, TheogonyHomer, Odyssey CypriaHesiod, Works & DaysEuripides, Trojan Women Little Iliad TelegonyPausaniasPindarHesiod Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloEuripides, CyclopsHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, EhoiaiStraboAeschylus, Prometheus Bound Homeric Hymn 20 to Hephaistos AithiopisPanyassis, Heracleia Danais PhoronisCallimachus, AetiaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsLucian, AstrologyLucian, PrometheusLucian, On SacrificesLucian, Zeus CatechizedCallimachus, Hymn to ZeusCallimachus, Hymn to ArtemisLucian, The HallLucian, The Dream, or the CockLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsLucian, The DanceLucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the SectsPindar, Olympian 7Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartPs-Lucian, The PatriotPindar, Pythian 1Ps-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisCallimachusOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, AmoresVergil, GeorgicsCallimachus, IambiCallimachus, Lyric PoemsCallimachus, Hecale
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.609-4.624📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.99-15.129📖 Homer, Iliad 2.100-2.108📖 Homer, Iliad 1.571-1.596📖 Homer, Iliad 1.592-1.594📖 Homer, Iliad 18.368-18.387📖 Homer, Iliad 18.388-18.409📖 Homer, Iliad 18.468-18.608📖 Homer, Iliad 18.590-18.606📖 Cinaithon fr. 1 West📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 89 Fowler📖 Pindar fr. 52i Snell-Maehler📖 Euphorion fr. 164 Lightfoot📖 Acousilaos fr. 20 Fowler📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 48 Fowler📖 Herodotos, Histories 3.37📖 Cypria fr. 3 Davies📖 Stesichoros fr. 234 Campbell📖 Boios, Origins of Birds📖 Pherecydes of Syros D12📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 70-73 Hollis = fr. 260 Pfeiffer📖 Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 59 Gow-Scholfield
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lekythos attributed to the Theseus Painter (Cyclades ΝΓ 265; Beazley 351527; LIMC Gigantes 296)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Skyphos attributed to the CHC Group (Nicholson NM46.44)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Belly Amphora attributed to the Group E Painters (Logie 42.57; Beazley 350424; LIMC Eurytion II 37)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (PALP r5-i1-p18-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-p)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-g)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (MANN 8898, 9528, 9543; PALP r6-i9-p2-space-2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (PALP r7-i2-p16-space-t)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa delle Quadrighe VII 2, 25, Pompeii (MANN 8863, 9531; PALP r7-i2-p25-space-n)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 1, 7, Pompeii (MANN 9529; PALP r9-i1-p7-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Achille IX 5, 1-3, Pompeii (MANN 116085; PALP r9-i5-p2-space-u)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Criptoportico I 6, 2, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p2-space-17)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (PALP r7-i1-p25-space-10)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Workshop of the Haimon Painter (Thessaloniki-Casts 78)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Leafless Group (Thessaloniki-Casts 80)🎨 Wall Paintings from Ara Capitale IX 11, 1, Pompeii (PALP r9-i11-p1)🎨 Limestone Metope from the Doric Temple, Triangular Forum, Pompeii (LIMC Ixion 4; PALP r8-i1-p4)🎨 Attic Red-Figure Column Krater attributed to the Leningrad Painter (Cyclades 1117)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Epidius Sabinus IX 1, 22.29, Pompeii (PALP 9-i1-p22-space-n)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa delle Grazie VIII 3, 10-11, Pompeii (ADS 819; PALP r8-i3)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1890)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1975)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4982)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B7790)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B847; LIMC Astyanax 34a)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8402)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1911; LIMC Achilleus 862)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1637)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1011)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8069)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8368)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1876; LIMC Eileithyia 2c)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B973)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8364)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Delphi (Delphi B4479)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the school of Pamphaios (BM 1837,0609.35; LIMC Dionysos 556)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)🎨 Wall Painting of Dionysos and Hephaistos in the Sanctuary of Dionysos, Athens (LIMC Dionysos 570)🎨 Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)🎨 Bronze Relief of Hephaistos and Hera in the Temple of Athena Poliouchos, Sparta (LIMC Hephaistos 128)🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🏛️ the Hall (fictional)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Patrai (Achaia) 🌍 Patara (Lycia)
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