he was created by his mother hera or hera and Zeus
Hephaestus Hephaistos
HEPHAISTOS / ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ
Hephaistos (Greek counterpart to the Roman Vulkanus)
Vulcan(us) is the Roman name of the Greek god Hephaestus.
In Greek mythology, they were both sons of the god Zeus and goddess Hera.
Hephaestus, who is also the lame god of fire.
Hephaistos (sometimes spelled Hephaestus). His Roman equivalent was Vulcan.
Apollo, the god of the Sun, drives a chariot of fire
Hephaistos.
That is part of the Greek mythology. HEPHAISTOS was the great Olympian god of fire, metalworking, building and the fine arts.
The Greek god of fire, as well as technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, and volcanoes, is HEPHAESTUS.
We would normally say "heh-FAY-stus" or "heh-FEH-stus" for Hephaestus. In Greek his name is spelled Hephaistos and would be said "ay-Fah-EE-staws"