What is Hephaestus the god of?
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fire and the forge
Hephaestus forges thunderbolts for Zeus, weapons for heroes and ingenious marvels of metal.
💡 Did you know? His workshop, legend says, lay inside the volcano Etna on Sicily.
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What is special about Hephaestus's body?
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he is lame
Legend says Zeus (or Hera) threw him from Olympus; ever since, Hephaestus is crippled in the legs.
💡 Did you know? Alone among the great gods he works with his hands: a craftsman among aristocrats.
Which famous works did Hephaestus create?
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including Achilles's shield and Pandora
Hephaestus made Achilles's ornate shield, the first woman Pandora and golden automaton servants.
💡 Did you know? His golden handmaids could speak and think: an early vision of artificial beings.
To which goddess was Hephaestus married?
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Aphrodite
Of all gods it was the crippled smith who was wed to the fairest goddess: who betrayed him with Ares.
💡 Did you know? His revenge: an invisible net in which he caught the lovers and exposed them to the gods.
What is Hephaestus called by the Romans?
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Vulcan
For the Romans, Hephaestus is the fire god Vulcan.
💡 Did you know? The word „volcano“ derives from his Roman name.
Whose son is Hephaestus?
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of Hera
Hephaestus is the son of Hera; some tales say she bore him alone, without a father.
💡 Did you know? Out of shame at his appearance, Hera is said to have thrown him from Olympus herself.
Beneath which volcano lay Hephaestus's forge?
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beneath Mount Etna
The Cyclopes lent him a hand there.
💡 Did you know? Eruptions were taken for the workshop's flying sparks.
On which island was the fallen Hephaestus venerated?
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Lemnos
There he landed after his fall from Olympus.
💡 Did you know? The island remained his chief cult centre.
Which wondrous helpers did Hephaestus make for himself?
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golden handmaidens
Thinking helpers of gold, Homer reports.
💡 Did you know? Ancient robot fantasy: 2,700 years before robotics.
Who threw the child Hephaestus from Olympus?
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his mother Hera
She was ashamed of the frail child.
💡 Did you know? Another version has Zeus hurl him.
How did Hephaestus take revenge on his mother?
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with a binding throne
The golden throne would not release Hera.
💡 Did you know? Only Dionysus's wine won him over to return and release her.
Who split Zeus's skull so Athena could be born?
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Hephaestus
With his axe he helped the goddess into the light.
💡 Did you know? Thus craft and wisdom share the same beginning.
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