2. Hephaestus By: Michael Geraci God of Metalworking

3. Special Powers  Forges armor and weapons for the gods  Can cause volcanic eruptions  Crafted the finest weapons and jewelry

4. Physical Characteristics  Ugly  Has a limp

5. Character Traits  He is very kind because even though he was despised by the gods he still made armor and weapons for them.  He was very clever because when he wanted to get back at his mother, Hera, he made her a golden throne that imprisoned her for several days.

6. Claim to fame and top 3 things to know:  God of Metalworking  Wanted to marry Athena  Raised by Thetis (mother of Achilles)  His wife Aphrodite cheated on him with Ares and many others…

7. Family Tree  Parents: Zeus, Hera  Siblings: Ares, Eileithyia  Wife: Aphrodite  Kids: Erichthonius, (possiblyEros)

8. Main Foe: Hera Hera, Hephaestus's mother, was his main foe. She was his main foe because when Hephaestus was born she threw him off Mount Olympus. He did still earn a spot on Mount Olympus.

9. Starry Night A story of how stars were created

10. One day Aphrodite (Hephaestus's wife) complained that the night sky was not beautiful. Hephaestus, wanting to please his wife, went to Zeus to see what he could do.

11. Zeus said,” Hephaestus it is simply impossible to put anything in the sky besides the sun and the moon!” Meanwhile, Aphrodite was getting impatient..

12. Aphrodite was angry when Hephaestus told her nothing could be done. Hephaestus was angry too. He racked his brain trying to figure out a way to put something in the sky. Then he had an idea, but Apollo would not be happy…

13. His idea was to steal Apollo’s sun chariot and break off pieces of the sun as he flew. When Apollo heard of this plan, he became furious.

14. Apollo went straight to Hephaestus's workshop to stop him. Hephaestus thought this would happen, so he was prepared (as Apollo would soon find out).

15. When Apollo entered Hephaestus's workshop he thought he heard a noise coming from the back room. When Apollo went to investigate he saw a letter addressed to him. To Apollo

16. When Apollo opened this letter an immense metal cage fell from above and trapped him there. Apollo knew he had been tricked and was furious.

17. Hephaestus was very happy when he learned that Apollo had fallen for the trick. He had no trouble taking and flying the sun chariot.

18. When Hephaestus was riding the sun chariot, as planned he broke off pieces of the sun. These pieces were so small they were not visible during the day.

19. Hephaestus was worried that they would not show up at night either, but he kept breaking off pieces anyway.

20. That evening Hephaestus told Aphrodite that he put something beautiful in the sky, as she requested. Aphrodite was overjoyed and could not wait to see it.

21. That night all of the gods looked up in the sky to see what Hephaestus had done. They were amazed at its beauty. Even Apollo thought Hephaestus’s work was amazing. Aphrodite was extremely thrilled with this newfound beauty.

22. Zeus was extremely surprised that Hephaestus had created something of such beauty. He allowed Hephaestus to name it. Hephaestus named them “The Stars”, after Aphrodite called him “The Star of the Night!”

23. The End Written and directed by: Michael Geraci Cast: Michael Geraci Crew: Michael Geraci Director of Photography: Michael Geraci Edited by: Michael Geraci Story by: Michael Geraci Assistant Producer: Michael Geraci Casting Director: Michael Geraci Production Designer: Michael Geraci Starring: Michael Geraci Original score by: Michael Geraci Research: Michael Geraci Sources: Scholastic. Mythlopedia. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Napoli, Doinna Jo. The Treasury of Greek Mythology. National Geographic Children’s Books: 2011. Alexander, Heather. A Child’s Introduction to Greek Mythology. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers: 2011.