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Lecture6:HephaestusAttributesSymbolsCharacterCultsMyths

1.Attributesandsymbols象征thegodoftechnology,blacksmiths,craftsmen,artisans(工匠),sculptors,metals,metallurgy(冶金),fireandvolcanoes(asitsnaturaltraits)Heservedastheblacksmithofthegods,andhewasworshippedinthemanufacturingandindustrialcentersofGreece,particularlyinAthens.Hephaestus’ssymbolsareasmith’shammer,ananvilandapairoftongs(钳子).ThecenterofhiscultwasinLemnos(利姆诺斯岛),avolcanicisland.

2.Parentage（出身）Inthemainstreamtradition,clearlyattested(证明)inHomersOdysseya