Hephaestus

By: Tim
Haick
Period, 6
Major Deeds/Overview
- Hephaestus is the Greek God of fire,
metalworking, the art of sculpture and stone mastery.
-The quote “I have no mother” from Hephaestus
refers to him getting revenge on his mother (Hera)
by using his skills to make her a special throne that
causes her to not be able to leave the seat when she
sat in it. When the other Gods told him to let her go,
he replied “I have no mother.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus
Hephaestus
Major Deeds/Overview
- In the whole universe his favorite place to be was the
island of Lemnos.
- He was on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan war
and saved Diomedes.
Most Greeks associated him with volcanic areas,
especially the is land of Lemnos.
The Cyclops and him worked together.
He was born lame, and he was physically ugly.
His mother Hera did not respect him until he showed
his unique craftsmen skills.
 Illistration
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This Is a picture of Hephaestus using his gifts to make

stonery and metal.
o This picture is of Hephaestus showing his sculpting skills
and also shows his appearance through his long beard.
Family tree
Zeus- Father of Hephaestus
Hera- Mother of Hephaestus
Aphrodite- Wife of Hephaestus
Children- He had several, a few being being Periphetes,
Erichthonius, Cacus, and Caeculus.
 The story of Hephaestus
Because of the way he was born, which was lame
his mother Hera did not respect him very much. He
was born with many problems. For example he had
a deformed foot and he was born not to the
standards of his mother Hera. She through Mount
olympus into the sea. During this time he built a
golden throne for his mother that would make her
not be able to get up after sitting on it. After it
worked and she got trapped Hephaestus got drunk
by other Gods and gave the key up to Dionysus to
free his mother.
 Facts
His appearance is mostly a bearded muscular man with
dark black hair.
He has a drinking problem.
He was sometimes called by the Greek name Daidalos,
the Cretan craftsman who was the first to fly.
Pronunciation- (hih fes tus), (hih fus tuhs.)
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Works Cited
Hephaestus,Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
Fifteenth Edition. Volume five, Pg 859.
Chicago: 1768. Print.
Zorzos, Gregory, Hephaestus. Hephaestus or
Vulcan, The greater God. March 2, 2009.
Print.
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Works Cited
Hephaestus, World Book Encyclopedia, 2001 Edition,
Volume 9. Pg 193. 2001. Print.
“Hephaestus.” May 2, 2010. Web.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus
“Hephaestus.” N.S. Gill. Web.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p
/Hephaestus.htm