Hephaestus Statue Stang Odin sacrificed an eye to

Odin sacrificed an eye to obtain wisdom

probably a metaphorical image of sacred sexuality designed to bring crop fertility

This image resembles an earlier one of Isis with Horus

sun disk and cobra

Monks sing "Salve Regina" every day in her honor

Hephaestus Statue Stang Odin sacrificed an eye toHephaestus The Smith God Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera and married to Aphrodite, the goddess of love. His Roman name is Vulcan from which we get the word volcano. Hephaestus, the god of fire, was known to be a great blacksmith who created wondrous, magnificent works. Some of them were the golden chariot and the golden cups for the sun god Helios, a golden shield for the heroes Heracles, Achilles and Diomedes, the scepter and the throne of