Round 10: Tossup 4

In Persian myth, a figure with this profession waves a banner while leading a rebellion against the evil king Zahhāk. The swan-maiden (10[1])Hervör leaves a ring for a figure with this profession named Wayland. While working in this profession, two figures (-5[1])sew Loki’s mouth (10[1])shut after (10[1])he distracts them while disguised (10[1])as a gadfly. (10[1])After discovering his wife’s affair with [emphasize] another figure, (10[1])one figure with this profession traps them in an unbreakable golden net. (10[2])That deity (10[1])with this profession was raised on the island of Lemnos after being thrown off Mount Olympus by (-5[1])his mother Hera. For 10 points, what profession was held by the Greek god Hephaestus? ■END■ (10[3])

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