Saturday, April 19, 2014

Hephaestus: God of Fire, Blacksmiths, and Volcanoes

Roman name: Vulcan, Mulciber
Symbols: Anvil, Donkey, Crane
Parents: Zeus and Hera
Spouse: Aphrodite
Children: King Erichthonius of Athens\
Personality: Kind and hardworking
Powers and skills: Amazing talent for metal working, masonry, sculpture, and other crafts
Wears or wields:  Hammer, tongs, workmans cap
Attendants: Cyclopses, and automatons
Special sacrifices:  Animal fat burned over his special flame
Chariot pulled by:  Instead of chariot, he rode a donkey or mechanical throne.

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