Hephaestus

times Greek gods and goddesses possess great beauty, Hephaestus is a rare exception. He is so ugly that he was literally thrown out of Olympus. Hephaestus is the Greek god most well known for being a blacksmith of the gods. In order to understand Hephaestus, you have to first understand his stories, what he’s the god of, and what he’s made. Furthermore, Hephaestus is the god of fire. He is also the god of forges, sculptures, stone masonry, and metalworking. Since he is a god of fire and metalworking, he acts as a blacksmith for the gods. Hephaestus is the god behind many of the gods’ genius inventions. He has also made armor and weapons for heroes and guards. He is the father of Erichthonius. Erichthonius was a legendary king of ancient Greece. Being the blacksmith of the gods, Hephaestus has made many creative things and has…

jealousy, greed, hate, envy and sickness. She was the first mortal woman created by all 12 of the Olympus gods and goddesses. She explains how evils were created, but her story moral is don’t let your curiosity get the better of you. Family Pandora has very few family members. She had no mother or father, 1 daughter named Pyrrha (fire), her husband Epimetheus and her brother-in-law Prometheus. Although Pandora has no mother or father, she does consider her creators at Olympus as a family.…

castrated his father, Uranus, and his flesh was cast into the sea creating a white foam. It is believed that Aphrodite was born a full grown woman from the foam. Aphrodite was so beautiful and desired by all men forcing Zeus to marry her off to Hephaestus to appease the jealous gods and goddesses. Hephaestus walked in on Aphrodite and Ares making love and the following events prove that the weak can outsmart the strong, a woman’s beauty can control a man, and jealousy is a strong force. …

Infidelity in marriage is viewed as modern in this day and age. The marriage between the gods Aphrodite and Hephaestus could be considered modern due to their countless affairs, resemblance to modern media, similarity to celebrity cheating scandals through pictures and artwork, recent psychologist reasons as to why couples cheat, and their connection to current infidelity statistics. First of all, Aphrodite had countless affairs while being married to Hephaestus. Aphrodite’s well-known affairs…

I heard that man declaring, before a host Of witnesses, this: It was all for that beautiful girl That Heracles sacked Oechalia’s loft towers And conquered Eurytus. Love was the only god To charm him into his warlike expedition. Soon after, Lichas’ verifies this account, continuing ‘But his love for her proved his utter defeat.’ Repeating once again Heracles’ vanquishing by his passion for this girl. Prior to the insight provided in Lichas’ revised utterance, Zeus was considered to have…

In Greek mythology there are many gods and goddesses who make up some people’s beliefs. One of those gods is Hephaestus, the god of fire. He is very important in Greek mythology because he was the son of Hera and Zeus, and would basically be the source for when god’s needed reliable weapons. The god of fire was a sibling to Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Athena, Ares, and Persephone (greekgoddesses.net). His children were Euklela, Eupheme, Euthenia, Philophrosyne, Thaleia, Palikoi, Erikthonios, and…

In order to investigate the role of pity in causing Prometheus’s punishment, we must investigate the role of pity in his crime. The crime itself appears first early in the drama as Kratos explains it to Hephaistos in the opening speech: Your flower, the light of art-giving fire, He stole and gave to mortals. For such sins He must pay the penalty to the gods, So that he might be taught to bear the tyranny of Zeus, And to cease his man-loving way. (7-11) Here, Kratos marks the theft of fire from…

Hephaestus is among those the ancient Greeks worshiped as gods. He possessed many of those traits which were necessarily found in any one who was thought to be a god. He was born of the god Hera (some say Zeus as well), he possessed the immortality of a god, and he had god-like abilities to perform his craft. These facts, mainly that he was conceived of gods, cemented his status as a god, although many of the things he did stand in sharp contrast to what would traditionally be thought of as…

I am Hephaestus, the god of fire, smiths, stonemasonry, and metalworking. I have a few symbols associated with my name. These symbols are an anvil, a hammer, and tongs. I also have sacred animals which is a donkey, crane, and guard dogs. I've rode that donkey around many times and drawings have even shown me on it, the crane represents my time on the Okeanos River, and the dogs are depicted at my temple in Aetna. My history is somewhat confusing because my mother is Hera for sure but Zeus may or…

The god I did my project on is Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths/craftsmen and of fire.Since Hephaestus is the god of craftsmen/blacksmiths his symbol is a hammer or anvil which is used to represent that. Hephaestus’s father is Zeus and his mother is Hera. Hephaestus also had a brother,Ares, and a sister ,Hebe. Also Hephaestus has many half brothers and sisters including his wife Aphrodite. One story about Hephaestus is when he plotted revenge on Hera. Hera didn't like him due to…