#hephaestus deity

Zeus

Poseidon

Hades

Hermes

Apollo

Dionysus

Hephaestus

Ares

Hypnos

I came back from a long silence just to rant about this, because i saw a video on Instagram from a Greek Mythology Blog and i'm so tired with this...

"The fathers are terrible in greek myths", it said the video, all of them but Ares, who is the only good dad because he saved his daughter. Don't misunderstand me, i love Ares so much, and the myth of Alcippe reflects how he cares alot for his children, not as DC or Percy Jackson shows... But he is not the only good dad in myths. I'm so tired of how the males of greek mythology are viewed as the worst thing in the Universe. Gods aren't bad parents. Zeus is not the worst dad. I'm ask myself if those "myths lovers" influencers actually read the myths, because Zeus is not how they paint him (an evil king and terrible father). What about Sarpedon? People know him and how Zeus was distressed about his fate in Troy and asked Death and Sleep to takes his corpse from the battlefield? How he deeply cared for their children and stopped them before a fight (he stopped Dionysus and Perseus, Apollo and Herakles, even Ares y Athena), how he comforted Artemis in the Iliad when she was defeated by Hera.

Of course he is a king, he sometimes has to put the order before his children... When he punished Apollo for killing the Cyclops (in revenge for his son's death, Apollo is another father who cares for his children), was not because "he is a bad dad and want to punish his son just for that". Apollo commited a terrible crime and Zeus had to put the justice first... Why instead of judge him we not explore his struggle and feelings between being a king and being a father?

I think Percy Jackson is the one who made popular the idea of greek gods being bad parents, but when you dig deeper into the myths, you found that is not true. Of course they couldn't be 24/7 for his children, is logic, they're GODS, but that doesn't mean they don't care about them, or help them, or mourns their deaths. The hating towards male gods and heroes is annoying and i can't take it anymore... They're good parents

Black smith of the gods; Hêphaistos, famed for inventions for the gods. Strong, whiled, and bright as fire — I thank you for the inventions you gave, the very fire in flames and smithing.

Strongly bright Hêlios, personification of the bright and sunny sun. Forever a guard of oaths I call to you, from the earth to the heavens, hear, golden Titan, whose eternal eye with matchless sight illumines all the sky. Listen to my prayer and praise for thy, I thank. Thank you all mighty Hêlios for the sun, seasons, and keeping those true to their oath.

Adhara's post introduction: Here it is Lord Hephaestus Epithets!! This week is being sooo overwhelming!! And I had so many plans for this blog, since is my safe space 🥹 but I can't like, disrespect my limits :( so I don't know if a hiatus would happen somehow :(

Ærgastír: workman;

Aióhnios: eternal;

Ímæros: gentle, kind;

Kartærókeir: strong-handed;

Khalkéfs: God of Forms(but Khalkéfs is also considered a smith who works in copper);

Mægasthænés: possessing great strength;

Polýolvos: rich in blessings;

Tæknodíaitos: living in art;

Amphiyiíeis: he with the crooked legs;

Klytómitis: famous for skill;

Mákar: blessed, as are all the Gods;

Pamphágos: all-devouring.

Adhara's random fact about the Theoi: Lord Hephaestus possessed relatively few public shrines and temples in ancient Greek but was probably widely honoured with torch-race festivals and small scale rites performed by craftsmen. His two main cult centres were the island of Lemnos and the city-state of Athens.