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Does that Wellstone! man have anything to do with anything? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.44.115.14 (talk • contribs) 11:05, 4 December 2006 (UTC).

Uh, no. That was inserted by a long-term vandal. 16:53, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Juvenilia

I've removed the following:

Hephaestus appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk and Dove"; he is voiced by Ed Asner. In the episode, Hephaestus builds the Annihilator, a heavy-armored automaton which is fueled by rage. He sells it to Ares, who uses it to start a civil war in a third world country.

Hephaestus is mentioned in the webcomic Questionable Content in the comic titled "Number 547: Mythology".

In the computer game Diablo II, there is a unique foe guarding the "Hellforge" located in the River of Flame, which the character must defeat in order to progress with a side-quest. The demon is named Hephasto, which has possible relevance to the God Hephaestus.

In the anime Digimon one of Zudomon's attacks was called Vulcan's Hammer.

It all seemed too trivial. Still, I'm aware that I'm less than averagely bewitched by the charms of anime, etc. -- Hoary 22:32, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Aye, the point that seems to pass over many heads is that a little acquaintance with Hephaestus may explain some characters and details in these market-driven productions, and so a link is relevant there, but that the converse is not true. It depends partly in understanding converse, I suppose. --Wetman 10:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

If BioShock is worth a mention I think the Soulcalibur games are deffinitly worth one.81.227.124.234 21:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

CooL!

I saw the epsoid of hawk and dove i must of missed it.

BUNNY! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.205.21.15 (talk) 23:17, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

That has nothing to do with the Hephaestus discussion. ~Rhana~{♦} 19:31, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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Article Flow

Sorry if I'm stepping on toes, but I just wanted to point out that the paragraph about Hephaestus getting revenge against Hera is repeated, once in the introduction and once about his birth. I thought that to be unnecessary.

Also, the introduction section holds other unnecessary information, such as his attempted rape of Athena. A double spacing makes me assume that this may have been moved from another section of the article.

Whilst not confidant enough to alter these myself, I thought I would bring it to the attention of someone who is. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.208.81.200 (talk) 10:38, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Unprotected!

Unprotected! an invitation for vandalism to resume, no doubt.--Wetman (talk) 19:42, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

CORRECTION!!

Hephaestus is actually only the god of fire. The only evidence to prove he is also god of smithing and the forge is speculation from Homer's poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which tell the story of Troy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by D43m0n1c kn1gh7 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Not exactly. In a book I've read, it does say Hephaestus is the God of Fire and Blacksmith. It really depends on what version of the myth you read or have heard. ~Rhana~{♦} 19:33, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Someone really likes the word "lame"...

This is an excerpt from the article:

Hephaestus was reported in myth as cholōs, "lame", crippled, halting (ēpedanos) misshapen, and "lame" or sometimes "lame".

Is it really necessary to repeat the word 3 times? And is it just a repetition, or did someone think it would be funny to replace other adjectives with "lame"?Devil Master (talk) 21:43, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

lol. No, it isn't necessary. Two of them should be removed. ~Rhana~{♦} 19:35, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

"Hephacules"

"He had a follower who named himself Hephacules after him." This insertion, made 22:28, 21 February 2007 by an anonymous passer-by, lasted until today. I have eliminated it. Since this article is not given any protection, I shall probably make up for the half-hour I've just spent tracking down this joker by reverting all the anon. IP edits I notice at this article, without wasting my time checking them. --Wetman (talk) 18:04, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

His name

If he was Hēphaistos in Greek and Vulcan in Latin, mightn't it be better to retitle the article Hēphaistos or Hephaistos? -- Hoary (talk)

Actually, he was Ēphaistios in Greek. I know that because: 1) There's no letter "H" equivalent in the Greek alphabet. 2) As for the 2nd "I", just look at the name "Athanásios" (which is a Greek name).Megasquid500 (talk) 00:59, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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