Return of Hephaestus to Olympus
Ionic hydria.
Clay. Ca. 525 BCE.
Vienna, Museum of Art History

Return of Hephaestus to Olympus.

Ionic hydria.
Clay. Ca. 525 BCE.

Vienna, Museum of Art History
(Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum).

Description:
Hephaestus is represented here with legs of an animal since he was considered the most physically underdeveloped of all gods.
Credits:
© 1995. Photo, text: Sofia Suli. Grecheskaya mifologiya. Athens, Mihalis Tubis A. E., 1995, s. 46.
Keywords: κεραμικά ceramics clay terracotta ceramica keramik céramique ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine ελλάδα grecia graecia hellas greece griechenland grèce ήφαιστος ἥφαιστος hephaistos hephaestus efesto héphaïstos βουλκάνους volcanus vulcanus vulcan vulcano vulcain hydria return of to olympus ionic horse horseman rider snake serpent aulos legs animal