Silver Jewelry And The Male Deities Of The Ancients

Titans headed god Cronus, who held dominion over the earth and the planets of the solar system to Cronus was killed and deposed by his son Zeus. Overtime Zeus disposed of most of the men's Titan gods, but some survived, one was Prometheus. Of all the gods Titan Prometheus was the wisest, his name means "forethought" for his ability to envision the future.

Prometheus, recognizing the potential of humanity, was a benefactor of mankind, and would like to place on our knowledge of the gods. One day Prometheus, acting against the wishes of Olympian gods, stole the fire and gave them to enlightenment for humanity. In retaliation Zeus, wishing that the fire authority will be reserved for the divine, to punish Prometheus, "an act of kindness toward humanity from eternal damnation.

Hephaestus, god of Smiths Olympian, was ordered to produce the hardware that would be disgraced chain Prometheus to the side of the Caucasus mountains. Prometheus then became a daily buffet giant eagle, that each and every day would swoop down from the mountain ripping his liver from his body. Prometheus, after suffering this torture for a thousand years, was eventually rescued Hercules.

However, even Zeus' son, Hephaestus, the ruling did not escape God's wrath Olympian. friendly and peaceful god, Hephaestus was the only god who have suffered from any physical strain and it wasejected of Olympia . This is a passage from Homer's tales of Troy, 'Iliad', recounting Hephaestus' expulsion from Olympus incident that led to his becoming Smith the creator of rare beauty,:

"... That would be a dangerous time, not Thetis and taken to Eurynome - Eurynome, a subsidiary of the ocean tide Nine years ago I stayed, and shaped works of art, spiral bracelets and brooches., necklaces, in his smooth cave around which the stream flows from the foaming ocean roar: and no one knew about it, mortals and gods ..."

Greeks were associated with Hephaestus Electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver, and appointed by God to forge an underground fire. The Greeks believed that Hephaestus discovered ways to work the silver, gold, iron and copper, in the depths of the volcano where it got its name the Roman Vulcan, the Romans believed it to be his forge at the foot of Mount Etna.

Hephaestus, the creator of great beauty, was a highly skilled blacksmith and craftsman, he is reputed for his devotion to his forge, where he made ​​gold and silver jewelry, drinking vessels, weapons: including Zeus 'lightning, Artemis' Silver Arrows , Apollo's silver bow and Achilles' armor.

is still standing today in the heart of the ancient Agora in Athens, stands the temple dedicated to Hephaestus called Hephaisteion. Temple construction began in 449 BC However, the Agora itself was in use as early as 6th century BC, during the monetary reform of Solon, and Silver Lauriun producing mines, as well as financial, judicial and cultural center of Athens. Athenian Agora was not only the architectural wonder that is built around stories of deities and Silver. At the same time in Asia Minor Miracle is in the building in honor of other deities whose roots are firmly entwined with Moon and Silver. Artemis

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