Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to shed light on the offspring of the divinity of fire, metals, arts and craft, Hephaestus, who has often been marginalized compared to his more attractive siblings.Working in silence his magnificent pieces of art, Hephaestus was the god of eternal labor and creative inspiration.His physical progeny, as well as his humanlike artworks seem to allow a remarkable observation: the male and lame representative of creation fathered divine women that conquered, secured and at the same time determined or put at stake the patriarchal masculinity of Greek myth, while his sons were human beings that either had an ephemeral mighty power or were controlled and captured by the female spirit.We are given the impression that the god-protector of masculine action is actually fond of female and not interested in saving his male children's reputation.A notable paradox… Or maybe, not?
Author: Maria Panagiotopoulou
Institution: Classical Association of Finland
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407731947