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Hephaestus, also known as Vulcan in Roman mythology, was the lame God of fire and crafts and served as blacksmith to the gods. He made all of the weapons on Olympus and was worshiped in the industrial and manufacturing centers of Greece. He was the son of Hera and Zeus.

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