Hephaestus Roman Name: Vulcan's Role In Greek Mythology
Greek name: Hephaestus Roman Name: Vulcan (also known as Mulciber)
He is the son of Hera, who created him in retaliation when she found out that Zeus had created Athena without her and viciously made herself pregnant asexually. He is the god of fire, metallurgy, stonemasonry and the art of sculpture; he was also worshiped as the God of technology, artisans, and sculptors. He is the blacksmith of the Olympian Gods.
Appearance:
His is the only God considered ugly, according to the standards of the Gods. He was so ugly that when his own mother so how ugly he was, she threw him out of Mount Olympus. She was thrown to the of the sea and during his fall he got injured in one leg and when his leg healed, it healed deformed causing him to be lame as well as the need to use a cane.
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He is the only God that works; he was always obedient of his mother and the Gods. He is well like and worship.
Symbols
The symbols of Hephaestus are fire, the ax, the blacksmith pincers, the hammer and the anvil Special abilities
Hephaestus is extremely skilled in metallurgy, sculpture and any handmade art. He was also extremely good building, so he is in charge of building their houses and palaces of all the Gods and all their furnishings. He also creates and manufactures all their weapons and armors, their chariots and boats among other things. He even created, upon request of Zeus) Pandora, a beautiful gifted woman.
Romantic relationships
Hephaestus does not have many lovers, on the contrary, it is a very short list compared to the other God’s lists. His first wife was Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, but he separated from her when he found out about her affair with her brother Ares. Then he married Aglaia, the Goddess of Glory. Eventually, he tried to rape Athena, the Goddess of War and Wisdom, but she fought him off.
He is the son of Hera, who created him in retaliation when she found out that Zeus had created Athena without her and viciously made herself pregnant asexually. He is the god of fire, metallurgy, stonemasonry and the art of sculpture; he was also worshiped as the God of technology, artisans, and sculptors. He is the blacksmith of the Olympian Gods.
Appearance:
His is the only God considered ugly, according to the standards of the Gods. He was so ugly that when his own mother so how ugly he was, she threw him out of Mount Olympus. She was thrown to the of the sea and during his fall he got injured in one leg and when his leg healed, it healed deformed causing him to be lame as well as the need to use a cane.
He had a beard and dress only …show more content…
He is the only God that works; he was always obedient of his mother and the Gods. He is well like and worship.
Symbols
The symbols of Hephaestus are fire, the ax, the blacksmith pincers, the hammer and the anvil Special abilities
Hephaestus is extremely skilled in metallurgy, sculpture and any handmade art. He was also extremely good building, so he is in charge of building their houses and palaces of all the Gods and all their furnishings. He also creates and manufactures all their weapons and armors, their chariots and boats among other things. He even created, upon request of Zeus) Pandora, a beautiful gifted woman.
Romantic relationships
Hephaestus does not have many lovers, on the contrary, it is a very short list compared to the other God’s lists. His first wife was Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, but he separated from her when he found out about her affair with her brother Ares. Then he married Aglaia, the Goddess of Glory. Eventually, he tried to rape Athena, the Goddess of War and Wisdom, but she fought him off.