Hephaestus by Jasmine La

Symbols

18ktran8 — 2015-02-04 17:40:27 UTC

The symbols that represented Hephaestus were the fire, the axe, the pincers, and the hammer.

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Hephaestus Family Tree

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Facts About Hephaestus

18mtran8 — 2015-02-05 16:02:18 UTC

God of Fire and Metalworking

Son of Zeus and Hera

The only ugly god

He was cast out of heaven because he born deformed

He made arrows for Cupid armor for Achilles and Athena's shield

He was a kind and peace-loving god

Made homes, weapons, and furniture for the other gods

It is believed that he taught men the arts of metalworking

His Roman name is Vulcan

Hephaestus

18ktran8 — 2015-02-05 16:22:36 UTC

Hephaestus is born to Zeus and Hera. When Hephaestus was born, Hera thought he was an ugly child and because of that, she threw him into the ocean. By falling into the ocean, he became crippled. Thetis and Eurynome raised him as if he was their own child. Growing up, he was a workman of immortals; making weapons and furnishings. He crafted armor for Achilles to wear in the Trojan War. He is known as the God of fire due to his metal crafting using his hammer and anvils of hot fires. When he was old enough, he came back to Olympus and threatened his mom to give him a spouse and Hera gave him Aprodite. However, Aprodite had an affair with his brother, Ares, and Hephaestus chained them together to humiliate them for all of Olympus to see.