Hephaestus Research Paper

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Hephaestus was the only horrid god among perfectly beautiful immortals. Hephaestus was born deformed and was cast out of heaven by Hephaestus was one of the twelve Olympian gods, he was the god of fire and divine smith. With Athena, he was the patron of handicrafts. He was the creator of all beautiful things and mechanically wonderful in Olympus, especially arms and armor for the gods. In general, he was a beneficent god. He was much loved by mortals and gods alike for his kindness and his skill in peaceful arts. Hephaestus was the god of fire he was unpleasant and influential. He was the son of Zeus and Hera who were sister and brother, Hephaestus is married to Aphrodite by Zeus to prevent a war of the gods fighting for her hand. He was a smoothing god, making all of the arms for Olympus and temporary as a blacksmith for the gods.
Hephaestus was the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes therefore; he is represented with a hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs. He made all kinds of weapons and armor for the gods. He created cauldrons that wanted no fire to heat them, horseshoes for seahorses, lighthouses of bronze, tripods that could walk, and magic armor that could never be wrecked.
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However, Hesiod said that there is a report that Hera bore Hephaestus unaccompanied. According to and mythos, after Hephaestus was born, Hera threw him from Olympus because he was crippled; he fell into the ocean and was raised by Thetis and Furthermore. he fell on the island of Lemnos where he became a master craftsman. He was later putative back to Olympus, and became the craftsman of the gods, creating majestic armors, shields and weapons. , He made metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture and more. Hephaestus came up with ideas and made many clever inventions and also made metal to work for

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