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Hephaestus (Vulcan)
In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was an Olympian god. His Roman equivalent was Vulcan. He was the god of blacksmiths, technology, craftsmen, and more.
507 Questions
Who did Hephaestus have children with?
He had several children with different goddesses:
With Aglaea: Eucleia, Euthenia, Eupheme, Philophrosyne
With Gaia: Erichthonius
With Aetna: Palici
With Cabeiro: The Cabeiri
Anticlea: Peripheries
Aphrodite (in a few Greek Myths): Harmonia.
Mothers unknown: Ardalus, Cercyon, Olenus, Palaemonius, Argonauts, Philottus, Pylius who cured Philoctetes at Lemnos, Spinter
Ares is his enemy because his wife Aphrodite cheated on Hephaestus with his own brother Ares.
Hephaestus fears of Ares who takes his wife and he is afraid of water that might turn off the fire in his designs.
Vulcan, or Hephaestus, has the emblem of fire. he is the god of fire and the underworld in Roman Mythology and in Greek, he is the god of fire and the forge.
He got into the middle of an argument between Zeus and Hera so Zeus threw him off of Mount Olympus, injuring his leg.
What is Hephaestus area of control?
Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry and the art of sculpture.
Hephaestus either had no father, or his father was Zeus by Hera.
What weapons did Hephaestus create?
Hephaestus created the Gods' weapons, he was the God of fire. His mother Hera sent him in Naxus when he was young to learn the art of blacksmith. He made jewellery, chains, swords, bows, and all sorts of weapons. As a God, he gave his creations special abilities, making invincible the ones that owned them.
Why did Hephaestus leave mount Olympus?
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.
Hephaestus' children (With Algaia) were:
Divine Offspring: Ekleia, Eupheme, Euthenia, Kabeirides, Palikoi, Philophrosyne, and Thaleia.
Mortal Offspring: Ardalos, Erikhthonios, Kaikalos, Kakos, Kerkyon, Olenos, Palaimonios, Periphetes, Philammon, Philottos, Pylios, Rhadamanthys, Servius Tullius, and Spinther.
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Who would worship Vulcan if Roman gods were believed in today?
Since many people no longer need to physically forge objects out of metal, I would assume that steel and metal manufacturers would be the closest to the blacksmiths of the ancient Roman times.
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
Why tell so that Hera alone produced Hephaestus and that he has no father?
Because Zeus had Athena born without a mother.
Technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, volcanoes, artisans, sculptors, metals, fire, and metallurgy.
