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Why was Hephaestus threw from mount Olympus by his mother?

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He was born lame, which caused him to limp. So his mother threw him off of Mount Olympics.

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What did Hephaestus look like?

Hephaestus was lame and not very good looking. That is why his mother threw him out of Mount Olympus.


Who threw Hephaestus off of mount Olympus?

Hera threw him off stuff


Why Hephaestus leave mount Olympus?

Hephaestus didn't leave Mount Olympus, his mother, Hera, was so ashamed by his ungodly looks that she threw him straight off of Mount Olympus. When Athena was born from Zeus' mind, Hera's jealousy got the better of her. She thought that, if Zeus could make a child just by brains, so could she. The result was Hephaestus, who is told to be the ugliest god there ever was on Mount Olympus.


Why was Hephaestus famous?

Because zeus threw him off mount olympus.


Why did Hephaestus leave mount Olympus?

Hephaestus didn't leave Mount Olympus, his mother, Hera, was so ashamed by his ungodly looks that she threw him straight off of Mount Olympus. When Athena was born from Zeus' mind, Hera's jealousy got the better of her. She thought that, if Zeus could make a child just by brains, so could she. The result was Hephaestus, who is told to be the ugliest god there ever was on Mount Olympus.


Why did Hera throw Hephaestus off mount Olympus?

In one legend, I am not sure of it's origin, Hera threw Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus, because she was so shocked of how ugly he was.Another legend, from Homer's The Iliad suggests that Zues threw Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus when Hephaestus tried to help Hera, against Zeus's wishes.


Who was kicked off Mount Olympus?

Hera threw Hephaestus off the Mount Olympus because he wasn't as good looking as their other children. Since he was still a god he didn't die but instead became somewhat crippled.


How did Hephaestus get cripple?

In a myth, Hephaestus's father and mother (Hera and Zeus) were having a fight. When Hepaestus backed up Hera, Zeus grew furious and threw him down Mount Olympus, crippling him in the fall.


How was Hephaestus born?

Hephaestus was born from Hera and Zeus and had a birth defect so they threw him out of Mount Olympus and his fall caused his grotesque appearance.


Who was Hera's first born son who was so ugly she threw him off of mount Olympus?

lol It's Hephaestus


What is Hephaestus afriad of?

Not much, certainly not the ire of Hera or of Zeus, his mother and father both threw him from Olympus and Hephaestus was no less famous a Greek god.


How did Hephaestus injure his legs?

his mother Hera, threw him off mount Olympus because she was expecting a glorious baby. the hurtled through space for a night and a day and landed next to the ocean,he was injured severely but was not killed.