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There are several answers regarding this topic.
(1) Hephaestus was thrown from Olympus by his mother, Hera, when she saw his unsightly face. As he fell, he was crippled by a ledge or was crippled by the landing.
(2) Hephaestus was crippled in his forges. When his mother, Hera, saw him as a cripple, she was disgusted. Repulsed, she threw her son (disowning him in the process) from Olympus.
All of the stories agree on what happens next:
When Hephaestus lands in the ocean, the ocean beings cared for him for many months - and possibly years. Some time during that time, he sought revenge on his hateful mother.
He sent her a golden throne. She, being extremely obsessed with perfection, loved automatically. However, when she sat upon it, she found herself unable to get up. Hephaestus had designed it to trap her.
The other Olympians realised what had happened and begged Hephaestus to return and free her. Eveventually, Dionysus (the God of Wine) sought out the spiteful Hephaestus and rendered him drunk. He then brought the unconcious God back to Olympus where he realised his mother.
Before he had a chance to leave, Zeus (his father) asked him to stay and work in his forges again. Hephaestus agreed, but was always quite cold towards Hera who acted the same in return.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoHephaestus was in the middle of a fight between his mother and father taking sides with his mother his father became furious with him. Zeus threw Hephaestus down Mount Olympus making him handicap.
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∙ 12y agoyes he is cripled from hera pushing him off the mt
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∙ 13y agoHe has a clubbed foot and is extremely ugly. His story in mythology is very ironic and cool.
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∙ 9y agoBecause when he was born, Hera thought he was so ugly, so tossed him off of Mount Olympus.
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Who is the Master craftsman the famous crippled smith in the Odyssey?
It is Hephaestus
Who is the Crippled Blacksmith god?
Hephaestus was the Greek god of the forges- hence the blacksmith god.
What is different between Ares and Hepaestus?
Hephaestus had a crippled leg and was ugly.
Which god was handicapped?
Hephaestus was handicapped. It is said that when Zeus first saw his son and did not find him satisfactory, he threw him off his palace window and that is what crippled Hephaestus.
What was Hephaestus like?
Hephaestus was the god of fire and metal working. He is equivalent to the Roman god Vulcan. He was born weak and crippled, and is described as being horribly ugly.
Who is the tormented son of Zeus?
I believe that Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera who was crippled so Hera threw him off Mount Olympus which probably did not help. It was Tantalus, not Hephaestus
What is Hephaestus physical appearance?
Hephaestus was crippled, one shoulder was higher than the other. Plus his nose was smashed in, and he was short than everyone else on Olympus.
What greek god is cripple?
Hephaestus was crippled when he was thrown off of Olympus by his father, Zeus when he tried to stop an argument between Him and Hera
Are there any goddesses that were known to be ugly?
No but the god Hephaestus was. When he was born his mother Hera was appalled at his ugliness and threw him from Olympus, but as a god he survived but he was crippled.
What relationship Aphrodite have?
Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, however she was married to the ugly and crippled blacksmith Vulcan (Roman name) or Hephaestus (Greek name).
How many children did Hephaestus have?
Hephaestus originally had one biological son, who was Erichthonius. He was 'born' when Hephaestus tried to rape Athena. However she escaped him and his semen fell to the ground, and actually impregnated Gaia. Athena became to child's foster mother. There are some myths that Hephaestus did have extra 'sons' but they themselves could be foster children Hephaestus took care of during his exile. And they were Palaimonius and the 'Kabeiroi' on the island of Samothrace - Possible a group of craftsmen, who too were slightly crippled like Hephaestus.
How many sons did Hephaestus have?
Hephaestus originally had one biological son, who was Erichthonius. He was 'born' when Hephaestus tried to rape Athena. However she escaped him and his semen fell to the ground, and actually impregnated Gaia. Athena became to child's foster mother. There are some myths that Hephaestus did have extra 'sons' but they themselves could be foster children Hephaestus took care of during his exile. And they were Palaimonius and the 'Kabeiroi' on the island of Samothrace - Possible a group of craftsmen, who too were slightly crippled like Hephaestus
