Hephaestus

**Welcome to the Hephaestus Page! ** **Here, you will learn all about Hephaestus. ** **Hephaestus is the god of fire,blacksmiths, and forge.When Zeus and Hera had Hephaestus, Hera threw Hephaestus down Mount Olympus because when Hephaestus was born he was very ugly. Hephaestus rolled down Mount Olympus for seven days, finally falling into the sea. When he fell in two nymphs, Thetis and Eurynome,found him. They took care of him until he was older. During that time, Hephaestus was figuring out a way to get back at Hera. Hephaestus constructed a plan to make a chair out of gold and put it on Mount Olympus. Hephaestus did so, and when Hera saw it she idmmediatley sat down in it. When she sat down in it, straps strapped her down in it. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to let Hera go and to go with Dionysus. Hephaestus did so and then went with Dionysus.[|Wikipedia article on myth of Hephaestus] ( When there scroll down to legend.)** **In the story of Pandora, Hephaestus helped Zeus make Pandora. Hephaestus would usually go to his favorite place, the island of Lemnos. In one myth it is said that Hephaestus split the head of Zeus causing the birth of Athena. Since Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths, he created Zeus's thunder bolt, Poseidon's triton, and Hades pitchfork. It is also said that Zeus gave Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to Hephaestus to make up for Hera throwing him down Mount Olympus. So Hephaestus lived with Aphrodite on Mount Olympus.** **Ten Facts on Hepharestus** **1: In some myths it is said that Hephaestus split the head of Zeus causing the birth of Athena.**  **2: Hephaestus is the Greek and Roman synonym for fire in poems.**  **3: In the Trojan War Hephaestus was on the Greeks side even though the Trojans worshiped him.**  **4: Represented in the temple of Athena**  **5: Only Olympian to return to Mount Olympus after being exiled.**  **6: His Roman name is Vulcan.**  **7: Only Olympian who limped.**  **8:God of fire, blacksmiths, and forge.**  **9: Some say that Zeus flung Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus instead of Hera.**  **10: Hephaestus helped Zeus create Pandora.** <span style="background-color: #ffcb00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 20.2px;"> **Modern Influence on 2012** <span style="background-color: #ffcb00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 20.2px;"> **Hephaestus Audio** <span style="background-color: #ffcb00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 20.2px;">**I think Hephaestus Audio is a good name for an audio company because Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths and forges. Since Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths, when he makes something there are noises. Audio involves music and noises so they both are related in a way. Also Hephaestus is the god of forge, the company has a product called Forge. So, these are all related from the Greek god Hephaestus and audio. These are the reasons why I think Hephaestus Audio is a good name for an audio company.**

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