HEPHAESTUS

HIS STORY

• He was born to Zeus and Hera.
• Brother of Eilithyia, Hebe, and Ares.
• Zeus got Métis pregnant with Athena then ate her
• Hera gave birth to Hephaestus to get back at Zues
• Hephaestus then split Zeus' head with an axe

HIS STORY

• He was kicked off Olympus
• Because he sided with his mom in a fight
• Or because he was ugly and Hera threw him off
• When he impacted he had a major leg deformation
• He was raised by Thetis and Euryname (nereids)

HIS STORY

• He was eventually invited back by Zeus
• He built a throne for Hera as a present
• Then trapped her in the throne
• Zeus got him drunk married him to Aphrodite
• He then released Hera

HONORING HIM

• He had no cities named directly after him
• He was important to many cities though
• He had many temples spread throughout Greece
• One of his big temples was in Athens called Hephaesteum
• He was respected everywhere

CLAIM TO FAME

• He known as "God of the forge" by many people.
• He is the god of fire, technology, craftsmen, forges,
• sculptors, volcanoes, and blacksmiths.
• His symbols are fire, axes, hammers, and anvils

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STORIES

• He made the first woman Pandora and her evil box
• He built the giant metal man Talos or protector of Crete
• He made the Trojan horse
• He built various automons
• He forged the god weapons and Zeus' sceptre and thunderbolts

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STORIES

• Made Cupid's many arrows of love
• Made Athena's aegis or shield
• Made Apollo's great sun chariot that races through the sky
• Made the Cursed necklace of Harmonia to cause misfortune
• Made Achilles' armor for the Battle of Troy

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STORIES

• He made a magic net of chain mail
• Caught his wife and her lover in it
• Put them before the laughing gods
• He got angry at them and tried to rape Athena
• That gave birth to Erichthonios, king of Athens

MISCELLANEOUS AND NOTEWORTHY FACTS

• Roman name is Vulcan
• Awesome looking beard
• Cyclops helpers
• Is said he lived on Lemnos Island for a while
• Lived under the volcano Aetna in Italy