1. The first man (or god) in Egypt is Hephaestus, who is also renowned among the Egyptians as the discoverer of fire. His son, Helios (the Sun), was succeeded by Sôsis; then follow, in turn, Cronos, Osiris, Typhon, brother of Osiris, and lastly Orus, son of Osiris and Isis. These were the first to hold sway in Egypt. Thereafter, the kingship passed from one to another in unbroken succession down to Bydis (Bites) through 13,900 years. The year I take, however, to be a lunar one, consisting, that is, of 30 days: what we now call a month the Egyptians used formerly to style a year.
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Hēphaistos is most likely of Pre-Greek origin
Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.
Hephaestus crafted much of the magnificent equipment of the gods, and almost any finely wrought metalwork imbued with powers that appears in Greek myth is said to have been forged by Hephaestus.
He designed
Hermes' winged helmet and sandals,
the Aegis breastplate,
Agamemnon's staff of office,[11]
Achilles' armour,
Helios' chariot,
the shoulder of Pelops, and
Eros's bow and arrows
Prometheus stole the fire that he gave to man from Hephaestus's forge. Hephaestus also created the gift that the gods gave to man, the woman Pandora and her pithos.
Kothar-wa-Khasis (Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎘𐎗𐎆𐎃𐎒𐎒, romanized: Kôṯaru-wa-Ḫasisu), also known as Kothar[1] or Hayyānu,[6] was an Ugaritic god regarded as a divine artisan. He could variously play the roles of an architect, smith, musician or magician.
Parallels in other mythological systems for Hephaestus's symbolism include:
- The Ugarit craftsman-god Kothar-wa-Khasis, who is identified from afar by his distinctive walk – possibly suggesting that he limps.[83]
- As Herodotus was given to understand, the Egyptian craftsman-god Ptah was a dwarf god and is often depicted naked.[84]
- In Norse mythology, Weyland the Smith was a physically disabled bronzeworker.
- In Hinduism the artificer god Tvastr fills a similar role, albeit more positively portrayed.[85]
- The Ossetian god Kurdalagon may share a similar origin.