Craftsmen of Old

Those Skilled with the Hammer and Anvil

Fantasy equal: Hephaestus

Every gay man has a fantasy of getting down and dirty with a man at work or the office; whether it’s ripping off a mechanic’s pullover to access his tool or ripping off a doctor’s scrubs to access his instrument. This collection depicts men in their natural environment having the tools of their trade at the ready. They are to be commended for their hard work.

On Mount Olympus there resides a craftsman; the god Hephaestus. He is both known as the Greek God of Fire, as well as the Blacksmith of Mount Olympus. With a hammer, anvil and good material, there is nothing he cannot forge. His exquisite armour and weaponry were well known across Mount Olympus and the ancient lands of Greece. This diligent god forms the concept behind Craftsmen of Old.

“Hephaestus was a Greek god whose Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. Like other mythic smiths but unlike most other gods, Hephaestus was lame, which gave him a grotesque appearance in Greek eyes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and he was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, particularly in Athens. The center of his cult was in Lemnos.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus