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Hera threw Hephaestus off the Mount Olympus because he wasn't as good looking as their other children. Since he was still a god he didn't die but instead became somewhat crippled.

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Why did Hephaestus get kicked out of mount Olympus?

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Where is hades from?

First: Kronos's stomach when Kronos swallowed Hades when he was a baby. Then: Mount Olympus where he was raised. After: They kicked him out of Mount Olympus because he was not ment to be there. Last: The Underworld because he is the God of the Underworld.


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Hephaestus didn't leave Mount Olympus, his mother, Hera, was so ashamed by his ungodly looks that she threw him straight off of Mount Olympus. When Athena was born from Zeus' mind, Hera's jealousy got the better of her. She thought that, if Zeus could make a child just by brains, so could she. The result was Hephaestus, who is told to be the ugliest god there ever was on Mount Olympus.


Was Ares thrown off of mount Olympus?

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Who threw Hephaestus off of mount Olympus?

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Why was Hephaestus famous?

Because zeus threw him off mount olympus.


Is mount Olympus capitalized?

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This mountain was reowned by ancient greeks to be home to the gods?

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Why did Hera throw Hephaestus off mount Olympus?

In one legend, I am not sure of it's origin, Hera threw Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus, because she was so shocked of how ugly he was.Another legend, from Homer's The Iliad suggests that Zues threw Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus when Hephaestus tried to help Hera, against Zeus's wishes.


Where is mount Olympus and mount dryad?

Mount Olympus is located in Greece on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia. Mount Olympus has an elevation of 9,573 feet.


How did Mount Olympus fall?

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Is it true that the Olympian gods were from mount Olympus?

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