Hephaestus Statue Stang Much to learn here and

Much to learn here and much to do

2 1/2 inch diameter by 2 inch tall

Monks sing "Salve Regina" every day in her honor

When his mother Hera saw him for the first time

probably a metaphorical image of sacred sexuality designed to bring crop fertility

Hephaestus Statue Stang Much to learn here andHephaestus The Smith God Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera and married to Aphrodite, the goddess of love. His Roman name is Vulcan from which we get the word volcano. Hephaestus, the god of fire, was known to be a great blacksmith who created wondrous, magnificent works. Some of them were the golden chariot and the golden cups for the sun god Helios, a golden shield for the heroes Heracles, Achilles and Diomedes, the scepter and the throne of