| Hephaestus |  |
| Parents | Zeus (father) Hera (mother) |
| Siblings |
Ares (brother) |
| Immortal children |
Eucleia (daughter) |
| Mortal children |
Palaemonius (son) |
| Wife/Husband | Aphrodite (first and ex wife) Aglaia (second and actually wife) |
| Names | Lord of blacksmiths and sculptors. |
| Titles | God of the forges, fire, technology, craftsmen, sculptors, volcanoes and blacksmiths. |
| Weapons | Axe, hammer |
Hephaestus was the lord of the forge and the god of blacksmiths, fire, technology and volcanoes. He was one of the twelve Olympians and the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and the queen of the gods.
History[]
When Zeus' gave birth to Athena through his headache, Hera was angry at his actions. She then gave birth to Hephaestus. He was an ugly and deformed child. A rumor was spread by Hera that Zeus threw him from Mount Olympus at birth due to his ugliness, when it was really Hera herself that threw him. Another story makes the claim that Hephaestus stepped in between his mother and father's argument and sided with Hera. In rage of his son's actions, Zeus seized Hephaestus by the legs and threw him from the top of Olympus, which caused his drastic injuries. After being nursed to health, Zeus (in a rare act) apologized and welcomed his son back with open arms.
He also took part in creating the metal giant Talos, the Trojan Horse, and other various automatons. He even built the armor of Achilles, a powerful and great tool.The goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, was causing a lot of problems in Olympus due to her radiant beauty. Zeus decided to wed her to Hephaestus to keep her unavailable, though she still had multiple affairs with Ares, the god of war. Though these days the affair is considered old news and everyone just accepts it however, Hephaestus still finds ways to publicly embarrass his wife and her lover in front of the other gods with elaborate traps and tricks. The most famous one and the first one was when he caught the two lovers in a magical net and then invited the other gods to come and laugh at the unfortunate sight.