Hephaestus

over which he rules. From the start of the play, evidence of Zeus treating his fellow gods as slaves is unmistakable. He directs Hephaestus to bind Prometheus, though Hephaestus claims “this is not of your [Prometheus’] will nor of mine” (174). He continues to agonize over the job, while Might, the minion of Zeus prods him on, much like a slave-driver. Hephaestus believes Prometheus deserves none of the punishment he is receiving, however his belief is inconsequential. Later in the play…

Two cities, Troy and Greece, are shown on it and it represents war and peace. The shield was forged by Hephaestus, God of Fire, because Achilles mother requested it to keep her son safe. There are many sections on the shield focusing on different areas of life. Achilles’s shield was forged for him, but worthy of a God. There were pictures of a wedding, conflict…

be reckoned with. She was treacherous and unfaithful, she didn’t love her husband Hephaestus, so she sought out with Ares and multiple other gods and consorted with them, even having children by them while still in marriage. She was malicious as well, in the story of, “Aphrodite and Psyche” Aphrodite wanted Eros to make Psyche love the ugliest women in the world which is alike to how she was forced to marry Hephaestus, a god known for being deformed and unsightly. Aphrodite was a jealous goddess…

The second goddess I’ll be talking about is Aphrodite , she is the goddess of love and beauty , she is older than other olympians , she was born of the sea foam , she is the wife of Hephaestus , it was a myth that she was cheating on him. The third goddess I’ll be talking about she is the Goddess of the hunt , moon , virginity , archery , childbirth and all animals , she is the daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. The fourth god…

He reported the incident to Hephaestus. Contriving to catch the illicit couple in the act, Hephaestus fashioned a finely-knitted and nearly invisible net with which to snare them. At the appropriate time, this net was sprung, and trapped Ares and Aphrodite locked in very private embrace. But Hephaestus was not satisfied with his revenge, so he invited the Olympian gods and goddesses to view the unfortunate pair. For…

It is said that he would have originated in Asia Minor (current day Turkey), and he would have been worshiped around 1300 B.C.E. (Philips, 1). Apollo’s special weapon is a bow and arrow Apollo got the bow from the god Hephaestus. Hephaestus was the god of Blacksmithing; Hephaestus made…

courage. Her name is to be known as Athena who is the daughter of Zeus. Her mother's name is Metis, Athena had many siblings that Zeus offspring with his other wife's. Apollo, Artemis, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Porus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Muses, Hebe, Hephaestus, Graces, Dionysus, Minos, Ares, Apollo, and Perseus. Apollo and Hermes is Athena's half-brother and Artemis is her half-sister. Cronus and Rhea members of the Titans both were the grandparents of the goddess Athena. She had a stepmother…

When Hera saw Hephaestus she was so ashamed for having birthed a crippled and ugly son, that she threw him off the side of Mt. Olympus. Although Hera was the goddess of marriage, she did not have a good marriage herself. Zeus had affairs nonstop with goddesses, nymphs,…

him the better example of an Epic Hero. The first Epic Hero characteristic shared between Hector and Achilles are their powerful allies. Achilles’ friends are Hephaestus, Thetis, and Patroclus. Hephaestus,…

revenge on his lovers and children. Even so, many of Zeus’s sons and daughters, like Artemis, Hermes, and Dionysus, are not the children of Hera. Ares, or Mars, is the god of warfare and bloodshed. He is the son of Zeus and Hera and the brother of Hephaestus, the god of fire and the forge. Though he was tall and handsome, his violence caused the other gods, even his parents, to hate him. One exception was Aphrodite, the god…