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Hephaestus: Blacksmiths
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Hephaestus was the only Olympian god who actually did physical work and he is worshipped for demonstrating that labor can be noble. He showed that it's not only important to do work, but to do so in an excellent and efficient fashion, and his skill was matchless. It's easy to see why he became the patron god of artists and craftsmen of all kinds, including weavers, painters, metalworkers, blacksmiths, leatherworkers, potters and builders.
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Hephaestus had a more recurring role in the spin-off series, Young Hercules. Like many of the other characters, this Hephaestus (played by Jason Hoyte) is portrayed as a teenager. Although he is an excellent blacksmith, he is more relaxed and socially awkward than his adult self.
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With the help of Thetis and the Sintians, Hephaestus transcends his physical disabilities of lameness and ugliness, beyond which he expresses his authentic power through the alchemical craft of the divine blacksmith. Through the art of the blacksmith, he sheds light on that which lies concealed under his superficial ugliness and physical deformity — the beauty and power of his divinity. Through the reflective light of his creative genius as a divine artisan, he makes visible about himself what others are blind to. Not only does his genius reflect his hidden beauty and strength outwardly, but serves to remind others of their own.
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