13 Facts About Hephaestus

In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child.

Hephaestus served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athens.

In later accounts, Hephaestus worked with the help of the Cyclopes—among them his assistants in the forge, Brontes, Steropes and Arges.

Hephaestus gave to the blinded Orion his apprentice Cedalion as a guide.

Hephaestus made the golden and silver lions and dogs at the entrance of the palace of Alkinoos in such a way that they could bite the invaders.

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Hephaestus fell into the ocean and was raised by Thetis and the Oceanid Eurynome.

One of the Greek legends is that Hephaestus, when he was born, was thrown down by Hera.

Hephaestus had almost "no cults except in Athens" and was possibly seen as a more approachable god to the city which shared her namesake.

Epithets and surnames by which Hephaestus is known by the poets generally allude to his skill in the plastic arts or to his figure or disability.

The Roman mythographer Hyginus records a similar story in which Hephaestus demanded Zeus to let him marry Athena since he was the one who had smashed open Zeus's skull, allowing Athena to be born.

Hephaestus was depicted with curved feet, an impairment he had either from birth or as a result of his fall from Olympus.

In vase paintings, Hephaestus is sometimes shown bent over his anvil, hard at work on a metal creation, and sometimes his feet are curved back-to-front: Hephaistos amphigyeeis.

In some myths, Hephaestus built himself a "wheeled chair" or chariot with which to move around, thus helping support his mobility while demonstrating his skill to the other gods.