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Why did the myth say that hera did not like Hephaestus?

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In Greek society children born lame were often abandoned in the wild; Hera when Hephaestus was born saw that he was ugly/lame threw him into Oceanus to hide him; where Thetis and Eurynome caught and received him.

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Why did Hera throw Hephaestus off of Mt. Olympus?

Many variations of this myth. Some say Hera through him off Olympus and Zeus covered for her but the general idea is that it is because Hephaestus was not pretty and the Olympian Gods were generally really vain. Meaning that they valued looks, Hephaestus was ugly therefore he was thrown from a mountain. There are different variations of course but this is the one I'm familiar with.


What is the name of Hephaestus?

His name was Vulcanus (usually Vulcan in English).


Who is Hephaestus descended from?

Hera is his mother. Zeus may be his father, but some sources say Hera got the child on her own.


How old was Zeus when he married Hera?

Greek myth does not say.


Is Hephaestus evil?

some stories say Hera threw him off Olympus because he was ugly and didn't fit in with the gods, and Hephaestus was rescued by a mermaid named Thetis. Hera found out Hephaestus could make jewels,beautiful jewels,and took him back. other stories say Hera and Zeus were having and argument and since Hephaestus took Heras side, he threw him off Olympus. some of them say Hephaestus, reject by his mother gave her a throne and she then realized she could not get up. Hephaestus wasn't going to let her go until she arranged a marrige with Athena or aphrodite. she did and he married Aphrodite. Just adding on to it, but a lot of other stories say that it very well could have been and I quote "he was born that way"


Who were the members of Hephaestus' family?

Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths and craftsmanship, was the son of Zeus and Hera. However, different myths attribute different parentage to him. Some say that Hera gave birth to him alone, while others suggest that Zeus was his father. Hephaestus was also married to the goddess Aphrodite.


Is aphollo related to Hera?

I'm going to hope that "aphollo" is Apollo, and say yes, Hera is the aunt of Apollo because Zeus the father of Apollo is also the brother of Hera. Incest like that happened quite a lot in Greek myth.


Who was the Greek god Hephaestus?

Hephaestus was the god of technology, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, blacksmiths, metals, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. He is among the twelve Olympian Gods and is the son of Zeus in Hera (although in some versions of Greek mythology, Hera was said to have given birth to him without a male partner). He has dark hair, and was said to be lame, crippled, and ugly, and walked with the aid of a stick.Hephaestus, according to Greek mythology, was thrown off Olympus by Zeus because he had taken Hera's side in an argument between Zeus and Hera. He fell for nine days and nights and landed on the island of Lemnos. However, other versions say that Hera threw Hephaestus off of Olympus because she was ashamed by his ugliness, and that he fell for only one day. After he fell to Lemnos, Hephaestus was brought up by a non-Olympian goddess and became a master craftsman. The Olympians later on realized his skill, and he returned to Olympus.But because Hera repelled Hephaestus, he cleverly crafted a golden chariot for revenge, which he then gifted to Hera. Hera could not escape after settling on the seat, and was stuck. Several gods begged Hephaestus to free Hera; however, he refused and sent them away with his fire. Finally, a god named Dionysus, the god of vegetation and wine, made Hephaestus drunk. Once he was intoxicated, Dionysus led him to Olympus on the back of a mule. Yet Hephaestus still refused to free Hera until he was given either Athena or Aphrodite as a wife. After being rewarded Aphrodite, he freed Hera. Soon after Hephaestus and Aphrodite's marriage, Hephaestus found that his wife had been committing adultery, along with Ares as her partner. He then revealed the couple to the other Olympian gods, much to their laughter.Hephaestus crafted stunning divine works of art for all of the gods, which are all relevant to their myths and attributed objects.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Most of this is true (well that's what I believe), but I just wanted to give you what I learned about Hephaestus, although I do not want to delete this person's hard work and waste all the time, effort, and energy he put in this. So this is what I learned ( and it might be the same as his although with a few minor changes).Hephaestus is the god of technology, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, blacksmiths, metals, metallurgy, and fire. He was the son of Zeus and Hera and was among the 14 Olympian "great" gods. He has black hair and was boring, ugly, he was nice, but he just wasn't pleasant or fun to be with. One day, Zeus and Hera were in an argument and Hephaestus took Hera's side, so Zeus, in his anger hit Hephaestus with such a blow that he fell for three days and nights and soon landed on the island of Lemnos. He then was brought up by nymphs and became a master craftsman. The Olympians soon realized his skill and he was welcomed back to Olympus


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Hephaestus is pronounced hes-faes-tus.


Is Hera real?

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What was one of Artemis myth?

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What was the birth story of Hephaestus?

His mother, Hera, was surprised that Zeus "gave birth to" Athena and Dionysus on his own. She instantly gave birth to Hephaestus. But he was so ugly, she threw him off Mt. Olympus.( some stories say that Zeus threw him off because he sided with Hera in an argument) He was then found and nursed back to health by Thetis, a sea nymph. He got his revenge by making a throne and when Hera sat in it she was captured in it. The other gods then persuaded him to let her go by offering Aphrodite in marrige. Since she was so beautiful, he agreed.