Hephaestus Story
Hephaestus, the god of fire, was a blacksmith. He was patron of the craftsman and he excelled in making weapons. He was worshipped in the Athens and also in some centers. He was also called the god of volcanoes and was related to Mt. Etna which is situated on the Sicily Island. |
Hephaestus was weak and crippled from the time he was born so he looked lame. There are 2 descriptions for his birth to Zeus and Hera. In one of the descriptions, it is said that the Zeus was angry on Hephaestus after he supported Hera and tossed him out of Mount Olympus. He fell down for 9 nights and days and at last settled on the island of Lemnos by building a palace underneath the volcano.
In another version, it says that Hephaestus was thrown by Hera from the Mt. Olympus when Hera was displeased to see him. In this story Hephaestus fell for one full day into the sea and nymphs rescued him and took him for curing to Lemnos.
The birth of Hephaestus is very interesting in Greek mythology. He is the son of Zeus and Hera, but Zeus is not related to Hephaestus' birth in anyway. The story says that Hephaestus was born to Hera without any male fertilization.
Hephaestus was famous for his creation of jewels for Aphrodite the goddess of beauty his wife but these jewels did not help keeping his wife for himself. He created magical and golden girdle which made her irresistible to the gods and mortals. Once he got to know that Aphrodite was in bed with Ares and trapped them in a net and exhibited them naked to the other Olympians.
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