Theoi Summary - Hephaistos

Ἡφαιστος (EE-fays-tohs) - Hephaistos AKA Hephaestus
God of fire, smiths, the disabled, craftspeople, metalworking, sculpture, volcanos, and stonemasonry
Ouranic Olympian with Chthonic aspects

Symbols: Hammer, tongs, anvil, fire, forge, volcano
Animals: Donkey, crane, dog
Colors: Red, bronze, grey, orange
Plants/Herbs: Fennel
Stones/Crystals: Bronze, marble, metals

Retinue: Kyklopes, Kabeiroi, Kourai Khryseai, Kedalion
Relations: Hera (mother), Zeus (sometimes father), Aphrodite (ex-wife), Aglaea (wife), Kabeiroi (sons), Eupheme (daughter), Eukleia (daughter), Euthenia (daughter)
Identified with: Vulcan (Roman), Ptah (Kemetic)

Festivals: Khalkeia (29 Pya.), Hephaistia (??)

Epithets: Clytus (Renowned), Clytometis (Famed for Skill), Clytotechnes (Famed worker), Polytechnes (Of Many Crafts), Polyphron (Ingenious), Polymetis (Resourceful), Aethaloïs Theus (Sooty God), Chalceus (Bronze/Coppersmith), Cyllopodium (Crooked-Foot), Amphigyeis (Lame One)