Hephaestus

Hephaestus of the clever hands, the artist’s eye,

the craftsman’s care, ingenious Hephaestus who sees

what cannot be and brings it into the world,

inventive one whose works stir awe and wonder

in all who see, whose peerless jewels adorn the throats

of goddesses fair and mighty. Hephaestus,

friend of the blacksmith, the sculptor, the wright,

friend of all who seek to join the mind’s devises

to the work of the hands, granter of skill

and vision to those who honor your art, to those

who are called to your craft, to those who seek your favor. of the clever hands, the artist’s eye,

the craftsman’s care, ingenious Hephaestus who sees

what cannot be and brings it into the world,

inventive one whose works stir awe and wonder

in all who see, whose peerless jewels adorn the throats

of goddesses fair and mighty. Hephaestus,

friend of the blacksmith, the sculptor, the wright,

friend of all who seek to join the mind’s devises

to the work of the hands, granter of skill

and vision to those who honor your art, to those

who are called to your craft, to those who seek your favor.