智课网IELTS备考资料雅思口语素材:古希腊12主神介绍(赫菲斯托斯)_雅思口语雅思口语素材：古希腊12主神介绍(赫菲斯托斯)赫菲斯托斯(英文：Hephaistos/希腊文：Ήφαιστος/拉丁文：Hephaestus)希腊神话中的火神与匠神。另一译为赫淮斯托斯、赫斐斯塔司。奥林匹斯十二主神之一。罗马神话中为伏尔甘(Vulcan)。西方语言中的“火山”一词于他的罗马名字。宙斯和赫拉所生(一说他只有母亲)。有火山活动的利姆诺斯、西西里等岛屿最初尊他为地火之神。能建筑神殿，制作各种武器和金属用品，技艺高超，被认为工匠的始祖。在手工业中心，他被奉为锻造的庇护神。Hephaestus(/hɪˈfiːstəs/,/həˈfɛstəs/or/hɨˈfɛstəs/;8spellings;AncientGreekἭφαιστοςHēphaistos)wastheGreekgodoftechnology,blacksmiths,craftsmen,artisans,sculptors,metals,metallurgy,fireandvolcanoes.Hephaestus'RomanequivalentwasVulcan.InGreekmythology,HephaestuswasthesonofZeusandHera,theKingandQueenoftheGods.Asasmithinggod,HephaestusmadealltheweaponsofthegodsinOlympus.Heservedastheblacksmithofthegods,andwasworshippedinthemanufacturingandindustrialcentresofGreece,particularlyAthens.ThecultofHephaestuswasbasedinLemnos.Hephaestus'ssymbolsareasmith'shammer,anvil,andapairoftongs.ThecraftofHephaestusHephaestushadhisownpalaceonOlympus,containinghisworkshopwithanvilandtwentybellowsthatworkedathisbidding.Hephaestuscraftedmuchofthemagnificentequipmentofthegods,andalmostanyfinely-wroughtmetalworkimbuedwithpowersthatappearsinGreekmythissaidtohavebeenforgedbyHephaestus.HedesignedHermes'wingedhelmetandsandals,theAegisbreastplate,Aphrodite'sfamedgirdle,Agamemnon'sstaffofoffice,Achilles'armor,Heracles'bronzeclappers,Helios'chariot,theshoulderofPelops,andEros'bowandarrows.Inlateraccounts,HephaestusworkedwiththehelpofthechthonicCyclopes—amongthemhisassistantsintheforge,Brontes,SteropesandPyracmon.Hephaestusalsobuiltautomatonsofmetaltoworkforhim.ThisincludedtripodsthatwalkedtoandfromMountOlympus.HegavetotheblindedOrionhisapprenticeCedalionasaguide.PrometheusstolethefirethathegavetomanfromHephaestus'sforge.Hephaestusalsocreatedthegiftthatthegodsgavetoman,thewomanPandoraandherpithos.Beingaskilledblacksmith,HephaestuscreatedallthethronesinthePalaceofOlympus.
