a-gnosis: Inktober 10: Hephaistos. “Hephaistos was a beloved member of the Olympian pantheon b
a-gnosis:Inktober 10: Hephaistos.“Hephaistos was a beloved member of the Olympian pantheon by the eighth century, but his popularity was expressed primarily through poetry and the visual arts, not cult. He is unique among the Olympians in his physical imperfection, which to the Greek mind made him by turns comic and pathetic. A favorite of Homer, who describes both his awesome skills as a craftsman and his role as a peacemaker among the gods, Hephaistos’ origins lies in the Bronze Age sacralization of metalworking. His name is certainly not Greek, and most likely his worship was brought to mainland Greece from Anatolia via Lemnos, an ancient seat of his cult where the capital city was called Hephaistia. The pre-Greek Lemnians, known to Homer as Sinties, were credited with the invention of fire and the technique of forging weapons.”Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide by Jennifer Larson. -- source link
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