Strong, mighty Vulcan [Hephaestus], bearing splendid light, unwearied fire, with flaming torrents bright:
Strong handed and deathless, and of art divine, pure element, a portion of the world is thine:
All-taming artist, all diffusive power, tis thine supreme, all substance to devour:
Æther, Sun, Moon, and Stars, light pure and clear, for these thy lucid parts to men appear.
To thee, all dwellings, cities, tribes belong, diffused through mortal bodies bright and strong.
Hear, blessed power, to holy rites incline, and all propitious on the incense shine:
Suppress the rage of fires unwearied frame, and still preserve our nature’s vital flame.
The Orphic Hymns 