A Brief History of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens

Hephaestus was the god of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture He was a son of Zeus and Hera and married to Aphrodite Zeus

Illustration of a Renaissance marble statue of Hephaestus He is the God of fire,

hephaestus They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus Zeus; Poseidon; Hades; Hestia; Hera; Ares; Athena; Apollo; Aphrodite; Hermes; Artemis; Hephaestus Zeus

hephaestus Hephaestus Hephaestus was the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan;