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Hephaestus

            Hephaestus or Vulcan in Roman was the Greek god of fire and the forge. This is one of the stories of how he was born. Hera, his mother, got tired of seeing Zues have children with other women, so she gave birth to Hephaestus. But Hephaestus was ugly and she felt no love for him. So one day he was carrying wine to bring to the other gods and he tripped and spilled it all over Hera. All the other gods were on the floor laughing. She was so furious that she grabbed hold of him by the ankle and threw him out of heaven. Another story states that he was standing up for his mother Hera when Zeus just threw him out. He fell for three days and landed in Lemnos. The landing crippled Hephaestus and after being rescued by mermen, they taught him how to forge in underwater volcanoes. He stayed there and perfected his skill for nine years and surpassed his mentors. Once he was the finest craftsmen in the world, he climbed back up to Olympus and made lightning bolts for Zeus and arrows for Artemis. He married Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Cyclopes were faithful followers and he taught them how to forge. He made all kinds of weapons and armor for the gods. He made cauldrons that needed no fire to heat them, horseshoes for seahorses, lighthouses of bronze, tripods that could walk, and magic armor that could never be broken. But by far his greatest artwork that he made was Pandora. He is associated with volcanic areas, especially the island of Lemnos. He is often pictured carrying a hammer and a clay pot. He was worshipped by other blacksmiths, who were often also lame because only healthy men could be warriors or hunters or farmers. When the age came when people no longer needed blacksmiths and forgot about them, the also forgot about Hephaestus.
            


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1. Greek God Hephaestus

When Hepheastus was born, his mother, Hera, saw he was very ugly. Hephaestus was so ugly, Hera threw him off of Mt. Olympus. It took Hephaestus 1 day and 1 night to fall. When he hit the ground it was such a force, he broke both of his legs, and one was crippled ... . Hepheastus sat on the edge of the sea for a very long time. Being a god he was unable to die. Hephaestus couldn't crawl or move. Finally, a tide came up, and he was brought into the sea. Hephaestus was very heavy and sunk like a stone. At the bottom of the sea, he was picked up by Thetis. Thetis ... human that could live under...

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2. Aphrodite

... man wanted her to be his wife. Aphrodite's arrival to Olympus was greeted among the gods, and each one of them wanted to marry her. It was lame and ugly Hephaestus, also called Vulcan, who managed to win her for a wife. But Aphrodite wasn't faithful to her husband for a very long time. He was hardworking and faithful, but extremely ugly. At ... first, Aphrodite was miserable, but she realized how helpful he could be for her. Hephaestus made her a magic girdle or belt, called a "cestus-, which was supposed to increase her attractions and make her irresistible. Later, she married Ares, th...

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3. Myths Of Ancient Times

... pleasure from fighting, but preferred settling disputes peacefully using her wisdom. However, if need be, she went valiantly into battle. Hephaestus was worshiped for his matchless skills as a craftsman. When Zeus decided to punish men he asked Hephaestus to make a woman. So Hephaestus made Pandora from clay and water and, as everyone knows, she had a box from which sprang all the evils afflicting ... girdle meant both Gods and Goddesses constantly pursued her because they wanted to borrow the girdle. Zeus became so fed up with her promiscuity that he married her off to Hephaestus, the ...

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4. The Olympian Gods

... the god of war, yet most believed he was a coward. He committed adultery with Aphrodite, which caused him to be publicly ridiculed by his own brother who was Aphrodite's husband, Hephaestus. Hephaestus was also the son of Zeus and Hera, but many believe him to have been born solely of Hera. Although kind and loving ... known as the physically ugly and lame of the gods. He was the god of forge and fire. Using a volcano as his forge, Hephaestus was the armor smith for the gods. [ Zeus had twin children, Apollo and Artemis (ART-uhm-ihs), who symbolized the sun and the moon, respectively. A...

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5. Greek Gods And Goddesses

... (Hamilton 29) Hera wanted revenge on Zeus for giving birth to Athena on his own, so Hera gave birth to Hephaestus, or Vulcan, by herself. (Hamilton 36) He was born lame though, and his mother kicked him out of Heaven because of it. (Bulfinch 10 ... ) Hephaestus was the God of Fire, Divine Blacksmith, Workman of Immortals, and Armorer and Smith to Immortals. (Hamilton 36; Guirand 139) He made immortals ... arrows, Demeter's sickle, Hercules' cuirass, and Achilles' armor. (Guirand 139) He was kind, peace loving, and popular on Earth and in Heaven. (Hamilton 37) "(Hephaestus was)traditional...

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... the punishment given to Prometheus by Zeus as a result of fire. Zeus, in his rage, some say ordered Hephaestus to nail Prometheus' body to Mount Caucasus. Others say it was not Hephaestus but it was actually Hermes who did this. But on the version were Hephaestus did it, he asked help of Bia (Force) and Cratos (Power). For many years Prometheus had been ... that it was his heart. Some people say that the eagle that came and ate of his liver every day was the descendant of Typhon and Echidna. Others say that Hephaestus sent it (Parada 2). The first being to ever discover Prometheus' tort...

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8. Aphrodite

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9. Prometheus Bound

... , "A god, thou didst defy the wrath of gods, / On men their powers bestowing unrighteously, / So on this cheerless rock must thou stand guard"(2). Showing no compassion for Prometheus, Might forces Hephaestus to continue binding Prometheus to the rock. Whether for fear of Zeus or anger toward Prometheus, Might, unwavering, finishes his task. To no surprise, everyone does not take the side ... of Prometheus. In addition, Might states to Hephaestus, "And now encase the other {hand}, that he may learn, / For all his craft, he is no match for Zeus"(4). Demonstrating the magnitude of Zeus" co...

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