Hephaestus/Vulcan: Forge and Fire
The Greek and Roman Pantheons
Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. It is sometimes said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera, upset at having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others that he took sides with Hera in an argument with Zeus and Zeus flung him from Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and forge. He is the smith and armorer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace loving. His wife is Aphrodite. His wife is sometimes identified as Algaia.
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