Hephaestus forged weapons and shields for gods and heroes - but he did not use them himself.
hephaestus was married to aphrodite and aglaia
Hephaestus forged a splendid new shield for Achilles.Hephaestus.
Hephaestus.
No, Hephaestus was a maker of weapons. It can be said that being a god of fire itself was a "weapon" as well as the hammer he always had could be used for defense.
No, Hephaestus was a maker of weapons. It can be said that being a god of fire itself was a "weapon" as well as the hammer he always had could be used for defense.
Zeus' weapon of choice was the lightning bolt which was produced for him by Hephaestus.
Zeus' thunderbolt
The shield is a weapon of war, and Ares is god of war.
I think you mean a shield and it was Hephaestus.
Hephaestus by the request of Achilles mother, Thetis.
Hephaestus by the request of Achilles mother, Thetis.
Other gods see Hephaestus as just the weapon maker of Mount Olympus. Nothing very special.