en *Hephaestus:* God of fire, metalworking, and crafts. Either the son of Zeus and Hera or Hera alone, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded, crippled man with hammer, tongs, and anvil, and sometimes riding a donkey. His sacred animals include the donkey, the guard dog, and the crane. Among his creations was the armor of Achilles. Hephaestus used the fire of the forge as a creative force tlh *hephaestus: * qul, mItlhmeH mIw, laHmey le’ je Qun. *zeus* *hera* je puqloD ghaH, pagh *hera* neH puqloD ghaH. Qunpu’ baS vIqraq chenmoHwI’ ghaH, ‘ej *aphrodite* (parmaqqay law’ ghajbogh *aphrodite*) loDnal ghaH. *hephaestus* ‘aghlu’taHvIS, motlh loD rIgh ‘aghlu’; qabDajDaq rol tu’lu’, mupwI’, cha”etlh DaSwI”a’, *anvil* je ghaj *hephaestus*, ‘ej rut SarghHom lIgh. SarghHom, ‘avbogh qovIj/ngavyaw’, *crane*, latlhmey je bIH lu’oSbogh Ha’DIbaH’e’. Doch law’ chenmoHta’ *hephaestus*, ‘ej *achilles* SIryoD chenmoHta’ je. baS tetmeH vIncha’ qul ‘oH *hephaestus* chenmoHmeH HoS mung’e’. ~ Dana'an