Mines
Significance: Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, fire, and metalworking, was believed to have his forge under Mount Etna.
Source: Hephaestus' forge is referenced in Homer's Iliad (Book 18, lines 369-376) where the god works beneath the earth, and in Theoi Greek Mythology: "Hephaistos, the divine blacksmith, is said to work his forge beneath Mount Etna, where the fire and smoke from the mountain's vents were believed to be evidence of his labor" (Theoi Greek Mythology).
Mount Etna
In Greek mythology, Mount Etna was believed to be the forge of Hephaestus (known as Vulcan in Roman mythology), the god of fire and blacksmithing.
According to the myth, Hephaestus had his workshop beneath the mountain, where he crafted weapons and armor for the gods.
The eruptions of Etna were thought to be the result of Hephaestus working at his forge, with the sparks and flames seen as evidence of his divine craftsmanship.
The ancient inhabitants of Sicily worshiped various deities associated with the volcano, including Hephaestus and the local god Adranus.
The idea of Mount Etna as the forge of Hephaestus has also persisted through the ages, influencing how people perceive the mountain’s eruptions.
Mount Ida
Talos’s association with Mount Ida comes from some versions of the myth, where he is said to have originated from the mountain, either created by Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, or fashioned by Zeus himself.
Mount Olympus
The twelve Olympians included Zeus (king of the gods), Hera (queen of the gods), Poseidon (god of the sea), Demeter (goddess of the harvest), Athena (goddess of wisdom and war), Apollo (god of the sun and arts), Artemis (goddess of the hunt), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), Hephaestus (god of fire and metalworking), Hermes (messenger of the gods), and Hestia (goddess of the hearth).
The semi-mythical aspect of Manetho’s king list
Ptah (Hephaestus): Considered one of the creator gods, Ptah was worshipped as the god of craftsmen and architects.
Account of Menes
Herodotus indeed mentions a timeline spanning from Menes, the first king of Egypt, to Sethos, a priest of Hephaestus who became king.
Menes is credited with constructing the temple of Hephaestus (Ptah) in Memphis, reflecting his contributions to religious and architectural development.
And after he had dammed off the river from the town, he first founded in the place where it used to run, and which is now the lake of Moeris, the temple of Hephaestus" .
Account of Sethos
Sethos, according to Herodotus, was a priest of Hephaestus (the Greek name for the Egyptian god Ptah) who rose to become the king of Egypt.
The Greeks associated Ptah with their god Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalworking.
Sethos was originally a priest of Hephaestus.
"There was a priest of Hephaestus named Sethos who obtained the kingdom".
He prayed earnestly to Hephaestus in a temple, seeking the god's aid against the Assyrian invasion.
"After this the Egyptian king, returning home in triumph, raised in the temple of Hephaestus a statue of himself, holding in his hand a mouse, and bearing the following inscription: 'Look on me and learn to reverence the gods".
Ancient Egypt – 11,800 BCE
"They say that from Menes to this priest of Hephaestus, whose name was Sethos, was a period of 341 generations" (Histories, Book 2, 2.142).
"The priest of Hephaestus…says that they were once independent" (Histories, Book 2, 2.147).
A priest of Hephaestus who became king.
"Sethos, a priest of Hephaestus" (Histories, Book 2, 2.141).
A priest of Hephaestus who later became king.
"Sethos, a priest of Hephaestus" (Histories, Book 2, 2.141).
Abel: Ruler of water and earth
Poseidon (Water, Greek) and Hephaestus (Fire, Greek): Poseidon is the god of the sea, while Hephaestus is the god of fire and metalworking.
Gaia (Earth, Greek) and Hephaestus (Fire, Greek): Gaia is the Earth itself, a primordial deity, and Hephaestus, as mentioned, is the god of fire.
Colonization
Artisans and Craftsmen could be compared to Kothar-wa-Khasis, though not an Anunnaki but a Canaanite deity of craftsmanship, similar in characteristics to the Greek god Hephaestus.
Ptah
For instance, the Greeks associated Ptah with their god Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalworking.