Lycians is the name of various peoples who lived, at different times, in Lycia, a geopolitical area in Anatolia.
A Lycian warrior, fresco from Kizilbel, Lycia, c. 525 BCE
The Lycian Payava as depicted on his tomb. The Lycian inscription runs: "Payava, son of Ad[...], secretary of A[...]rah, by race a Lycian ...". 375–360 BCE.
Lycian tomb relief at Myra, 4th century BCE.
Horsemen, on the tomb of Pericles, last Lycian ruler.
Hephaestus is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture, and volcanoes. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Hera, either on her
Hephaestus (left) hands to Thetis the armour of Achilles. Berlin Foundry Cup, an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 500–490 BC
The Doric Temple of Hephaestus, Agora of Athens
Thetis Receiving the Weapons of Achilles from Hephaestus by Anthony van Dyck (1630–1632)
Vulcan Presenting the Arms of Achilles to Thetis by Peter Paul Rubens.