Hello this is Abel and I want to introduce a new podcast about ancient Rome.

The Tale of Rome.

From Troy to Constantinople, half history, half novel, and for some 900 years we will follow

one family generation after generation.

From 753 BC to 476 AD, this family will grow, some will be rich and some will be slaves, some will be rich and some will be slaves.

Some will be good and some will be bad.

Some will be powerful and some will die in the arena.

And as we follow this family, we will go through ancient Rome, the kings, the republic, and the empire.

From a humble beginning to a world power to a fall so big it set humans into the dark ages

one episode a week on a podcast player near you, The Tale of Rome.

Thank you for listening.

For more, please visit the Tale of Rome.com. The The So, The Hello and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece.

Episode 67, Hephaestus and Hermes.

Aefestus was originally a god of fire, both of earthly fire and the fire of the

volcanoes. In fact, Ephesus' name functions in Homer as a synonym for fire.

And so he became the god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, and so forth.

Hephaestus's origins lie in the Bronze Age sacralization of metalworking.

He might be associated with the Linear B inscription,

Apecho, found at Naus.

This association has been made because his name can be observed in names of places of pre-Greek

origin, such as Feistos, which is known to be Paiaito and Linear B.

His name is certainly not Greek though,

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