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SYMBOLS OF HEPHAESTUS:

• Hammer
• Anvil
• Pair of tongs

HEPHAESTUS CREATION:

• Son of Hera and Zeus, but some say Hera bore him alone.
• Siblings were Ares,Hebe,and Eileithyia.
• He was Lame.
• After falling into the ocean was raised by Thetis and Eurynome.
• Was raised on the island of Lemnos.

HEPHAESTUS GOD OF:

• Blacksmiths
• Sculptors
• Metallurgy
• Fire
• Volcanoes

RELATIVES:

• Zeus and Hera(parents).
• Ares,Hebe,Eileithyia(siblings).
• Aphrodite(wife).
• Pandora,created by him with clay(child).

WEAPONS

• Hammer
• Mallet

SPEACIAL POWERS:

• Somewhat stronger than an average olympian god.
• Considered to be an inventive genius.
• Could withstand heat.

PERSONALITY TRAITS:

• Viewed as bein kind and friendly.
• Loved his work.
• Jealous
• Bitter of how other gods treated him.

FUN FACTS:

• He had his own workshop beneath the volcano of Etna Italy.
• Fashioned thunderbolts for Zeus,Helios's carriage,Athena's shield.
• Worked closely with the cyclops inside the volcanoes.
• He love to drink liquor.
• Entrapped Hera in a chair, released Hera when given Aphrodite.