(Latin Hephaestus) Greek god of fire, of smiths and craftsmen. The son of → Zeus and of → Hera. As he was lame when he came into the world, his mother threw him out of Olympus. In his underworld smithy he fashions precious weapons and...

Hephæstos (pronounced /hɪˈfiːstəs/ or /hɪˈfεstəs/; Greek Ἥφαιστος Hēphaistos) was the Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan; he was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and...

The shield that Hephaestus makes for Achilles represents a world, the world of the god who makes it but just as much the world of the man who bears it. This shield, over which Ajax kills himself and which Odysseus loses, is...

Byline: Jack Helbig For years, acrobat and high-wire performer Tony Hernandez has talked about creating a show that combined the best of circus arts and theater. Now he's getting his chance. The folks at Lookingglass are producing his highly acrobatic show, "Hephaestus:...

Major events scheduled for Carnival 2008 in Louisiana:Feb. 1:_ 12:30 p.m., Gray Monkey Children's Parade, Plaquemine._ 6 p.m., Omega parade, Hammond._ 6 p.m., Hermes parade, New Orleans._ 6:30 p.m., Friday night parade, Lafayette._ 6:30 p.m., Aphrodite parade, Houma._ 6:30 p.m., Le Krewe d'Etat parade, New...

Essay presents a biography of Hephaestus, a mythological god.