The second release in an interesting, thought provoking new series, this high relief silver coin depicts the Greek God, Hephaestus.
The second release in an interesting, thought provoking new series, this high relief silver coin depicts the Greek God, Hephaestus.
A twelve issue set, the Twelve Olympians of the Zodiac considers which of the traditional star signs coincide with the Gods of Olympus of Ancient Greece. God of the kiln, master of metallurgy, and patron of all artisans, Hephaestus was the deft and dexterous craftsman of Mount Olympus. He was worshipped as one of the twelve Olympians throughout the Greek world and had major cult centers at Athens and on the island of Lemnos.
Hephaestus‘ correspondence with Libra is derived from his role as the smith god. By crafting fire, he made the weapons that the gods use to impose justice, down to the scales of Dike, the goddess of justice, often thought to be the woman depicted in the sign. As just, Hephaestus is a god of innovation, taming the chaos of the flames to produce items to impose civilization.