Hephaestus

**** The Beginning: When Hephaestus was born the other gods and goddesses laughed and giggled at him; Hera regretted having him. He was just plain hideous and he was born lame. He tripped and fell all the time. Hera was so ashamed of Hephaestus that she threw him off Mt. Olympus! **** The Life and Aphrodite: He went down and down until he splashed into a glass-clear beautiful sea where sea nymphs had caught him. Near by, he saw glowing, fantastic lighting, and a warm volcano where Hephaestus decided to live. He loved the place; no one in this area of land was judgmental. The Cyclopes in the volcano were nice too. They helped him learn how to make many unusual and unique items. He even made a magical chair that he sent to his mother as a gift. It was dazzling, gorgeous, sparkling bronze and gold, and well carved. The chair was not a normal chair but a tricky and magical chair that could move by itself when it was ordered by Hephaestus. The chair’s legs were shaped like a lions paws, the arm rests were eagle talons. The back of the chair was huge wings that were pure gold and razor sharp. Hermes, the god of thieves and the messenger of the heavens, sent the chair to Hera. Upon receiving the chair Hera decided to gather the gods to brag about her wonderful gift. She also bragged that someone sent it to her secretly. When all the gods gathered, Hera sat on her chair but was scared and surprised because the back of the chair’s wings squeezed her body tight like a cobra and the chair also choking her in the neck too. The arm rests grabbed her wrist so that she couldn’t move. For a long time she shrieked and shrilled on the top of her lung like a little girl but the gods and goddesses did not lift a finger to help. She had failed to get out of the chair. Sweating and tired, she started to complain. She hollered at Zeus believing it was him trying to play a trick on her once again. Zeus replied, “No it wasn’t me.” Hephaestus appeared entering from behind the chair with his hammer. He said, “You are a horrible mother. You abandoned me for what I look like. The mortal human mothers don’t even do such an evil thing. If you would like to get out of my astonishing chair, then you must get me a wife.” Hera nodded insanely. She ordered Zeus to get him a wife and Zeus began to run out of the room but was stopped by Hephaestus. “Not just any wife but one exacting wife. I saw her with her long golden Rapunzel like hair wearing nothing. Her name is Aphrodite. I want **//** her **//** as my wife.” Hera panicked if she let Hephaestus marry Aphrodite, he might ruin her life and beauty but if she did not allow them marry she would risk her own life. She decided to let Hephaestus marry Aphrodite. Aphrodite didn’t really love Hephaestus but had to pretend a little or else her bath tub or her bed or something would kill her like it almost killed Hera. **
 * [[image:Hephaestus_Symbol.png]]HEPHAESTUS[[image:Hephaestus_Symbol.png]] **
 * Hephaestus is the god of fire, metal, and the blacksmith for all the gods in heaven of the Greek world. His mother is Hera and his father is Zeus. Hephaestus married the girl that he loved, Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.


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