The Cult Of Hephaestus Was Based In Lemnos
According to ancient Greek mythology, Lemnos was Hephaestus. According to some stories (like Iliad), Hephaestus was thrown out of heaven by Zeus while trying to save his mother Hera from Zeus's attack. The god of fire landed on Lemnos Island for one day and was greeted and cared for by the Sintians, a tribe of inhabitants of the island. The Sintiers trained him to be a skilled craftsman. Growing up, Hephaestus established his workshop on the island of Lemnos and became the guardian deity of the island.
Other myths (such as Apollo Dors) blamed Hera for throwing Hephaestus out of Olympus because Hephaestus was ashamed of the ugly and malformed child. In these stories, Hephaestus is raised on the island of Lemnos by the sea nymphs Thetis and Eurynome. Some stories also include both of the above stories. The first fall by Zeus loses Hephaestus's leg, and the second fall by Hera takes him to Remnos, where Thetis and Eurynome act as his surrogate mothers for nine years.
In another story, Hephaestus was a premarital child of Zeus and Hera and was born on the island of Lemnos. He took care of a blacksmith named Kidarionas and was left here, and Hephaestus learned blacksmithing techniques from his caretaker. Next to Athens, Lemnos saw the worship of Hephaestus. The ancient capital of the island is named after the god Hefaestia.
