Hephaestus was an important god in mythology. What do you think?
Monday, August 27, 2012
Hephaestus
Hephaestus, the son of Hera and Zeus, was the god of blacksmiths and fire. He was different than the other gods because most gods are beautiful and handsome, but Hephaestus was big and ugly. When Hephaestus was young Hera threw him off Mount Olympus just because he was ugly. It took him one whole day to land and several more days to get back to Olympus. After that he always walked with a limp.
Hephaestus spent a lot time at Mount Olympus but most of his time in his forge. He made amazing weapons and beautiful jewelry. He also made three golden "automatons" as helpers in his forge. The robots were shaped as a human and could do things depending on what they were assigned. Sometimes his wife, Aphrodite, came to watch him work.
Hephaestus was an important god in mythology. What do you think?
Hephaestus was an important god in mythology. What do you think?
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Well, I think Hephaestus had a lot of talent to make weapons and beautiful jewelry as well as automatons. I wish one of his robots would dust and vacuum for me :) I think Hera was a terrible mother to throw him off Mount Olympus just because he was ugly. He must have been a strong person inside to survive this and become so important. Wasn't his wife some kind of Love goddess?
ReplyDeleteYes. Hephaestus was very strong and his wife was Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty. Hera seemed to be in a bad mood that day she threw him off Olympus!
Delete-Julie Shiroma
It is interesting that the god who made beautiful jewelry and the tools for war was ugly. Could it be that war and beautiful things have a darker side underneath? Very interesting these Greek myths. Thank you, I look forward to more wisdom.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that is true. He as very talented but ugly too. Strange isn't it?
Delete-Julie Shiroma