Hephaestus or Vulcan in Roman was the Greek god of fire and the forge. This is one of the stories of how he was born. Hera, his mother, got tired of seeing Zues have children with other women, so she gave birth to Hephaestus. But Hephaestus was ugly and she felt no love for him. So one day he was carrying wine to bring to the other gods and he tripped and spilled it all over Hera. All the other gods were on the floor laughing. She was so furious that she grabbed hold of him by the ankle and threw him out of heaven. Another story states that he was standing up for his mother Hera when Zeus just threw him out. He fell for three days and landed in Lemnos. The landing crippled Hephaestus and after being rescued by mermen, they taught him how to forge in underwater volcanoes. He stayed there and perfected his skill for nine years and surpassed his mentors. Once he was the finest craftsmen in the world, he climbed back up to Olympus and made lightning bolts for Zeus and arrows for Artemis. He married Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Cyclopes were faithful followers and he taught them how to forge. He made all kinds of weapons and armor for the gods. He made cauldrons that needed no fire to heat them, horseshoes for seahorses, lighthouses of bronze, tripods that could walk, and magic armor that could never be broken. But by far his greatest artwork that he made was Pandora. He is associated with volcanic areas, especially the island of Lemnos. He is often pictured carrying a hammer and a clay pot. He was worshipped by other blacksmiths, who were often also lame because only healthy men could be warriors or hunters or farmers. When the age came when people no longer needed blacksmiths and forgot about them, the also forgot about Hephaestus.
Hephaestus was so ugly, Hera threw him off of Mt. ... It took Hephaestus 1 day and 1 night to fall. ... Hephaestus couldn't crawl or move. ... Hephaestus was very heavy and sunk like a stone. ... Thetis took Hephaestus home and cared for him. ...
It was lame and ugly Hephaestus, also called Vulcan, who managed to win her for a wife. ... Hephaestus made her a magic girdle or belt, called a "cestus-, which was supposed to increase her attractions and make her irresistible. ... The all-seeing Helios informed Hephaestus that Aphrodite was cheating on him with Ares. Hephaestus then forged an invisible net and spread it over his wife's bed. ... Only after Poseidon's intervention, did Hephaestus agree to free the lovers. ...
She was unwillingly promised to Zeus" lame legged son Hephaestus, but sought out other lovers. ... Ares and Aphrodite shared their love in the bed of Hephaestus, but their secret was soon exposed. God of the sun, Apollo, knew of Aphrodite's affair and informed Hephaestus. Upon this knowledge Hephaestus rigged his bed so that anyone who lay in it would be tied with snares. ...
Aphrodite & Persephone My report is about two Greek goddesses. They Are Aphrodite and Persephone. First I will talk About Aphrodite. Aphrodite, goddess of romantic love had finally arrived. Never had there been such sensual beauty and impeccable taste. From then ...
To avoid this Zeus married Aphrodite off to Hephaestus (the smith god). Hephaestus could hardly believe his good luck and used all his skills to make her the most beautiful jewels. ... This was a mistake on Hephaestus's part, for when Aphrodite whore the magic girdle it made her even more irresistible then she already was. She loved all the attention and the glamour and was not at all happy with being the wife of hard working Hephaestus. ...
He committed adultery with Aphrodite, which caused him to be publicly ridiculed by his own brother who was Aphrodite's husband, Hephaestus. Hephaestus was also the son of Zeus and Hera, but many believe him to have been born solely of Hera. Although kind and loving, Hephaestus was known as the physically ugly and lame of the gods. ... Using a volcano as his forge, Hephaestus was the armor smith for the gods... Her husband Hephaestus and she made an odd couple. ...
Hephaestus was worshiped for his matchless skills as a craftsman. When Zeus decided to punish men he asked Hephaestus to make a woman. So Hephaestus made Pandora from clay and water and, as everyone knows, she had a box from which sprang all the evils afflicting humankind. ... Zeus became so fed up with her promiscuity that he married her off to Hephaestus, the u! ... To punish man, Zeus told Hephaestus make a mortal of stunning beauty. ...
Aphrodite in The Centaur Aphrodite, also known as Venus, is the Goddess of Love and Beauty. She puts humans and gods alike into a trance with her beauty and laughter. She is said to be an irresistible goddess who was capable of stealing to wits of even the wisest god. In the Iliad, she is ...
The god of fire and the blacksmith of the gods, Hephaestus, was a son of Zeus and Hera. ... She was married to the smith-god, Hephaestus, but was unfaithful and had many other lovers, among them Ares, god of war (Daly, 11). ... Artemis was armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows made by the smith-god, Hephaestus. ...
