In some versions of his birth, Hephaestus was born lame, Hera was less than pleased and threw him off Mount Olympus [see Olympus Mons on map ]. Hephaestus and he landed in the sea where he was cared for by the sea goddesses, Thetis and Eurynome, while he grew. He soon proved to be a master craftsman and he built a beautiful throne for his mother that trapped her when she sat in it. Numerous gods tried to convince Hephaestus to release Hera, but he refused until Dionysus came and got Hephaestus really drunk.
This aid rendered to her is often cited as the reason Hera put aside her hatred of Dionysus [see Dionysus ]. According to another version of his birth myth, Hephaestus was born perfectly healthy, but when he intervened on behalf of his mother in a dispute between his parents, Hera and Zeus, Zeus flung Hephaestus off Mount Olympus.
Hephaestus fell for a full day until he crash-landed on the island of Lemnos. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
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Hephaestus was always rejected by Aphrodite , which is why he had no offspring with her. On some occasions, Hephaestus has been seen as the father of Etna of the Palicos, but this is uncertain. He had children known as daimones with the nymph Cabiro , who inhabited the island of Samothrace, but their names are not known. He was the father of the following mortals :. He was very skillful in manufacturing weapons and maneuvering them because he was very agile.
He had a mechanical attitude and a fairly widespread skill, possessed great magnetic intuition and had pyrokinesis , which was considered to be the ability to dominate and create fire. According to the Iliad, the forge of Hephaestus was located on Olympus Mount , although it could also be found in the volcanic heart of the Aegean island of Lemnos.
Etna was a volcano greatly associated with Hephaestus. He made all the weapons of the Olympian gods , created anvils, hammers and claws. He made the helmet and sandals of Hermes , the aegis of Zeus , the belt of Aphrodite and the armor of Achilles. He also created the bronze castanets of Heracles , the chariot of Helios , the bow and arrows of Eros and the invisibility helmet of Hades. The temple of Hephaestus is known as Hephaestion , and is a Greek temple located northwest of the Athens agora in Agoreo.
In that place, worship was given to the god of metallurgy.
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