Hephaestus Jaclyn Alderete Melanie Pereira Alves is a

Melanie Pereira Alves is a visual artist living in San Francisco

tribulation and futility run amok in his distinctly surreal

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Hephaestus Jaclyn Alderete Melanie Pereira Alves is aDetails About Artist Bio Shipping 9 x 12 inches 2014 Oil on Panel Framed to 10 x 13 inches Hephaestus is the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods. As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing