Hephaestus is the god of Fire, Metalworking, Stone Masonry, Forges and the Art of Sculpture.

In some accounts, he was said to be the son of Zeus and Hera; in others, he was the son of Hera
alone, conceived in order to get back at Zeus for bringing forth Athena.

Hephaestus was the only ugly god among perfectly beautiful immortals.

married to APHRODITE by Zeus to prevent a war of the gods fighting for her hand. He was a
smithing god, making all of the weapons for Olympus and acting as a blacksmith for the gods.

In one story, Hephaestus builds a tricky invention which catches Aphrodite laying with the ARES,
the god of war, trapping them both in the bed to be laughed at and ridiculed by the other gods.

He is similar to ATHENA in his giving skill and help to mortals – in his case artists. It was believed
that Hephaestus taught men the arts alongside Athena. However, he was also considered far
inferior to that of the goddess of wisdom.

Hephaestus crafted the armor that Achilles wore in the Trojan War. The same arms, despite their
connection to divinity, brought about the death of Ajax