entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_APOLLODORUS_LIBRARY,scholarly attestation,Library 1.3.5; thrown from Olympus by Hera or Zeus; forges armor; Lemnos cult; marriage to Aphrodite
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY,direct attestation,"Theogony 927-929: Hera bore Hephaestus alone, without union, in anger at Zeus for producing Athena without her — ""outstanding in craftsmanship among the blessed gods""; this contrasts with Homer's version where Hephaestus is son of both Zeus and Hera; Hesiod's parthenogenic version is a key theological variant making Hephaestus Hera's mirror of Athena"
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_HOMERIC_HYMNS,direct attestation,"HH 20 (To Hephaestus): celebrates Hephaestus as the craftsman god who taught splendid crafts to men; ""glorious-limbed""; without him humans would live like wild animals in the mountains; establishes his culture-giver role"
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY,direct attestation,"Hephaestus forges the armor of Achilles at Thetis's request (Iliad XVIII.468-617); he quenches the river Scamander with fire (Iliad XXI.342-382); his limp and his forging domain are foundational here; Iliad I, XVIII, XXI"
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_PAUSANIAS_DESCRIPTION,direct attestation,"Pausanias describes the Hephaisteion at Athens (mistakenly called the ""Theseum"" in later times; Book 1.14.6); the cult of Hephaestus at Lemnos; his role in Attic metalworking religion"
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_THEOI_DEIFIED,index attestation,Attested in Theoi Deified Mortals index.
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_THEOI_GODS,index attestation,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.
ENT_HEPHAESTUS,SRC_THEOI_HOME,index attestation,"Attested in Theoi Project index (Greek gods, spirits, heroes in classical literature)."