" As Hephaistia she was associated with Hephaistos, and as Areia with the war-god Ares. As Ergane, goddess of handicrafts, she came close to the former of these gods, and as Alalkomene, “the Parrier”, she came close to the latter. Of all the handicrafts she most loved and protected the art of smiths and metal-founders, likewise the women’s crafts—spinning and weaving and woolwork. "

― Karl Kerényi , The Gods of the Greeks