Hephaestus is definitely not the most handsome of the gods. In fact, quite opposite. When the mother of all gods, Hera, saw how ugly he was, she hurled him all the way from Mount Olympus. Hephaestus was never pleased with what his mother had done and planned to get revenge. Eventually he trapped his mother, Hera, in a golden throne. Hephaestus was offered a marriage from Aphrodite. Aphrodite is known for being the goddess of love and beauty so the offer was tough to decline. After many gods had convinced him, he accepted and let his mother free. Hephaestus had made a palace Aphrodite and him could spend their time together but, after a while Aphrodite grew bored with her marriage. Although her marriage with Hephaestus was fine, it
