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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

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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