ヘパイストス (‘Ήφαιστος)は、ギリシャ神話に登場する神。 一般にはゼウスとヘラの息子とされるが、ヘラが一人で生んだと言う伝承もある。 Hephaestus (also Hêphaistos or Hephaestos) is the Greek god of fire and the forge. He is called Vulcan or Mulciber ("softener") in Roman mythology and Sethlans in Etruscan mythology. He is the Greek God of the forge, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy and fire. He is either the son of Zeus and Hera or of Hera alone in jealousy for Zeus's solo birth of Athena. He was worshipped in all the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, especially Athens. He was also associated with Mount Etna in Sicily. In Athens there is a Temple of Hephaestus, also called the Hephaesteum or (incorrectly) the Theseum, located at the foot of the Acropolis. Hephaestus, along with Athena Ergane (patron of craftsman and artisans), were honored at a festival called Chalceia on the thirtieth day of Pyanopsion. |