The Temple Of Hephaestus Still Stands, Mostly Intact

The last one in the top 10 interesting facts about Greek God is that the temple of Hephaestus still stands mostly intact. Located on the northwestern side of the ancient Agora of Athens, the Temple of Hefaestus still stands almost intact on the hills of Agoraios Kolonos. The structure of the temple, built between 449 and 415 BC, is a Doric peripteros with 6 rows on the short side (east and west) and 13 rows on the long side (north and south).

Another great ancient memory of Hephaestus is on the north coast of Lemnos Island in the Aegean Sea, where his cult was maintained. The ruins of Hestia, a port town named after the god of blacksmiths, house a Greek theater dating back to the 4th century BC. The 200-seat Greek theater has been rebuilt. In 2010, perhaps 2500 years later, a play (King Oedipus, King of Sophocles) was performed here. Athena later raised her child as her own.