In Eastern Slavic folklore, this is the profession of Kuzmodemyan, whose name caused the the saints Kosma and Damian to be considered the patron saints of this profession in Russia.
In Eastern Slavic folklore, this is the profession of Kuzmodemyan, whose name caused the the saints Kosma and Damian to be considered the patron saints of this profession in Russia. The colleague of Credne and Luchta, named Goibhniu, fulfilled this role for the Tuatha de Danaan, and his Welsh counterpart Govannon had this profession, as well as being the god of skills. More famous mythological ones include Ilmarinen in the Kalevala, who creates for himself a woman of gold after the death of his wife and crafts the Sampo, and Volund in the Norse sagas, who creates Sigurd's sword Gram. Originally practiced in Greek myth by Brontes, Arges, and Steropes, for 10 points, identify this profession, whose most famous mythological practitioner is probably Hephaestus.
In Eastern Slavic folklore, this is the profession of Kuzmodemyan, whose name caused the the saints Kosma and Damian to be considered the patron saints of this profession in Russia.
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