1. God of fire, metalwork, building and the fine arts
Hephaestus
God of fire, metalwork, building and the fine arts
By Neil, Ellie and Emma

2. General Facts
He could transform himself into flames and create fabulous mechanical robotics.
He built all of the gods houses, weapons, armour, charriots and thrones
He gave them many gifts to repay favours
His Roman name was Vulcan
Hephaestus became faint during the fierce fighting in the Battle of the Giants

3. Role in Book 1
Addresses parents fight, saying: “It will be impossible to enjoy a good feast with so much trouble in the air”
Hephaestus keeps the peace when Hera and Zeus are fighting, “Mother, be patient and swallow your resentment, or, much as I love you, I may see you thrashed here in front of me”, has no power over Zeus
‘a fit of helpless laughter seized the blessed gods as they watched him bustling up and down the hall’, ridiculed by other gods

4. Family
Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and he has no father
He is married to Aphrodite, who is the goddess of love desire and beauty, or Aglaia, who was the goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence and adornment, or Charis, goddess of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility.
Aphrodite cheated on him many times
Some say that he is lame because Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others say that he took Hera's side in an argument with Zeus and Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus.

5. Devine Children Devine offspring with Aglaia:
Like most of the gods the majority Hephaestus’ children were only linked to him with the briefest of genealogical references. Many of these appear to have been assigned to him simply because they were cripples.
Devine offspring with Aglaia:
Devine offspring with the Nymphe Kabeiro:
Other Devine offspring:
He had many other mortal children
EUKLEIA The Goddess of Good Repute and Glory
EUPHEME The Goddess of Being Well-Spoken
EUTHENIA The Goddess of Prosperity and Plenty
PHILOPHROSYNE The Goddess of Friendliness and Welcome
THE KABEIROI Gods or Daimones of the Mysteries of the island of Samothrake
THE KABEIRIDES Nymphai of the Mysteries of the island of Samothrake
THE PALIKOI Gods of the Hot-Springs and Geysers of the region of Palikoi in Sikelia, sons of Hephaestus and Aitna
THALEIA A Nymphe of the island of Sikelia