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ID: 901001936
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001936
Record Type: Character/Person

Hephaestus (Greek deity)

Note: In Greek mythology, the god of fire. Originally a deity of Asia Minor and the adjoining islands, Hephaestus had an important place of worship at the Lycian Olympus.

Names:
Hephaestus (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Hephaistos (Greek deity) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
Hēphaistos (Greek deity) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
Ἥφαιστος (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Hephaestus (Greek deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Ptah
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Ptah (Egyptian deity)) [901002154]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Hephaestus (Greek deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92B2 (story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85060305
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Hephaistos (Greek deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Hēphaistos (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ἥφαιστος (Greek deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hephaestus," accessed 4 July 2017
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

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