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1、智课网IELTS备考资料雅思阅读之主神赫菲斯托斯出国英语考试有哪些雅思6.5是什么水平雅思阅读评分标准托福阅读评分标准雅思和托福的区别赫菲斯托斯Hephaestus雅思口语素材：古希腊12主神介绍(赫菲斯托斯)赫菲斯托斯(英文：Hephaistos/希腊文：Ήφαιστος/拉丁文：Hephaestus)希腊神话中的火神与匠神。另一译为赫淮斯托斯、赫斐斯塔司。奥林匹斯十二主神之一。罗马神话中为伏尔甘(Vulcan)。西方语言中的“火山”一词来源于他的罗马名字。宙斯和赫拉所生(一说他只有母亲)。有火山活动的利姆诺斯、西西里等岛屿最初尊他为地火之神。能建筑神殿，制作各种武器和金
2、属用品，技艺高超，被认为工匠的始祖。在手工业中心，他被奉为锻造的庇护神。Hephaestus(/hɪˈfiːstəs/,/həˈfɛstəs/or/hɨˈfɛstəs/;8spellings;AncientGreekἭφαιστοςHēphaistos)wastheGreekgodoftechnology,blacksmiths,craftsmen,artisans,sculptors,metals,metallurgy,fireandvolcanoes.Hephaestus'RomanequivalentwasVulcan.InGreekmythology,Hephaes
3、tuswasthesonofZeusandHera,theKingandQueenoftheGods.Asasmithinggod,HephaestusmadealltheweaponsofthegodsinOlympus.Heservedastheblacksmithofthegods,andwasworshippedinthemanufacturingandindustrialcentresofGreece,particularlyAthens.ThecultofHephaestuswasbasedinLemnos.Hephaestus'ssymbolsareasmit
4、h'shammer,anvil,andapairoftongs.ThecraftofHephaestusHephaestushadhisownpalaceonOlympus,containinghisworkshopwithanvilandtwentybellowsthatworkedathisbidding.Hephaestuscraftedmuchofthemagnificentequipmentofthegods,andalmostanyfinely-wroughtmetalworkimbuedwithpowersthatappearsinGreekmythissai
5、dtohavebeenforgedbyHephaestus.HedesignedHermes'wingedhelmetandsandals,theAegisbreastplate,Aphrodite'sfamedgirdle,Agamemnon'sstaffofoffice,Achilles'armor,Heracles'bronzeclappers,Helios'chariot,theshoulderofPelops,andEros'bowandarrows.Inlateraccounts,HephaestusworkedwiththehelpofthechthonicC
6、yclopes—amongthemhisassistantsintheforge,Brontes,SteropesandPyracmon.Hephaestusalsobuiltautomatonsofmetaltoworkforhim.ThisincludedtripodsthatwalkedtoandfromMountOlympus.HegavetotheblindedOrionhisapprenticeCedalionasaguide.PrometheusstolethefirethathegavetomanfromHephaestus'sforge.Hephaestu
7、salsocreatedthegiftthatthegodsgavetoman,thewomanPandoraandherpithos.Beingaskilledblacksmith,HephaestuscreatedallthethronesinthePalaceofOlympus.
