A sledge hammer.
It was not a sledge hammer; but the hammer of a stonemason or forger of a smith.
Hephaestus was depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer and tongs.
Usually Hephaestus is seen depicted with hammer, tongs and anvil.
Symbols of Hephaestus are hammer, tongs, anvil; animals being donkey, guard-dog, and the crane.
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The smith's tools; hammer, anvil, and tongs.
Hephaestus was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs--the tools of a smith--and riding a donkey.
Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs, although sometimes he is portrayed as not known to all
The symbol of Hephaestus is an anvil and hammer. HOPE THIS HELPS
Yes. His symbol was the anvil, as well as a hammer and tongs.
An anvil, a smith's hammer, and a pair of tongs.