Greek mythology
Hephaestus
The lame smith-god who forges the wonders of Olympus
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Siblings
- Eileithyia · Hebe · Ares
- Group
- Divine · Olympians · Craft
- Appears in
- Hephaestus: Fire and Revenge · Prometheus and Pandora · Athena
- Places
- Mount Olympus · Mount Etna
- Objects
- Shield of Achilles
- Family tree
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Listen to “Hephaestus: Fire and Revenge” in the app
Hephaestus is the divine craftsman, god of fire and the forge, cast from Olympus and left lame yet unmatched in skill. From his anvil come Achilles' shield, the thunderbolts of Zeus, and Pandora, the first woman, shaped from clay. Wedded to unfaithful Aphrodite, he snares her and Ares in an unbreakable net of his own making and shames them before the laughing gods.
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- Who is Hephaestus?
- Hephaestus is the divine craftsman, god of fire and the forge, cast from Olympus and left lame yet unmatched in skill. From his anvil come Achilles' shield, the thunderbolts of Zeus, and Pandora, the first woman, shaped from clay.
- Which mythology does Hephaestus belong to?
- Hephaestus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Hephaestus appear in?
- Hephaestus appears in Hephaestus: Fire and Revenge, Prometheus and Pandora, Athena, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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