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Q: Why did Hephaestus get thrown off Mt Olympus?
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Did Hephaestus live on mt Olympus before?

May be because the mythologic fact is he was thrown out mt olympus, I love greek


Where was Hephaestus raised?

below mt. olympus. Zues and hera had him and through him off mt. olympus because he was born small and sick. they were ashamed of their baby


Where is the hometown of Hephaestus?

Mt. Olympus, as is most of the gods.


Did Hephaestus go back to mt Olympus?

Yes he did.


What is the ugliest god in greek?

According to legend Hephaestus was when he was born one of his parents through him off Mt. Olympus.


Why did Hephaestus live on Mt Olympus?

It was where all the Gods lived


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.


Where do Aphrodite and Hephaestus live?

They are OLympian gods, which means they lived on Mt Olympus. However, Hephaestus spends most of his time in his smithy, possibly situated under Mt Etna.


Did Hephaestus have any enemies?

his main enemy was hera who was his mom but she threw him off of mt olympus into the ocean. though he was saved and seeked revenge by sending hera a golden thrown and when sat in it she couldn't get out and so another god made him drunk to stop him and to release hera.


Does Hephaestus live on mt Olympus?

He has a seat there, but usually spends his days working in his smithy. It often thought to be under Mt Etna.


Did the cyclops build mt Olympus?

The Cyclopes didn't "build" Mt. Olympus. It's a mountain. It simply existed. The palaces on the mountain, though, were built by Hephaestus, and made from precious metals.


What happened to Hephaestus?

Some of the more important things that happened to Hephaestus include:Fathering Erectheus by spraying his sperm on Athena's leg, which she wiped off and therefore fertilized the ground with his seed.Marrying Aphrodite, goddess of love, despite being the only ugly OlympianBeing thrown from Mt. Olympus by his mother, Hera, who was angry at having brought forth a lame son.