because he was a craftsman
Hephaestus was the Greek blacksmith of the gods. He therefore uses blacksmith's hammer, anvil, tongs. . . at some point he was portrayed holding an axe.
His symbols were a Hammer, Anvil, and Tongs but his weapon of choice was an Axe
so that athena could come out of zeus
Zeus had a headache, Hephaestus split Zeus's head with an axe. Athena jumped out, fully grown and equipped.
Athena burst forth from the head of Zeus, his daughter with Metis, when Hephaestus or Prometheus struck his head with a axe.
If you don't have axe use other kinds. axe isn't the best brand you know???
An ice axe is used in mountain climbing.
How does a axe help you
You must be referring to the incident when Zeus had such a horrible headache that his son, Hephaestus, ran to his father's aid, splitting his skull open with a mighty blow. From that wound sprang the fully grown and armored Athena.
Hephaestus forged weapons and shields for gods and heroes - but he did not use them himself.
- Hephaestus' mother thought he was ugly. She threw him from the top of Mount Olympus. It took him two days until he reached the sea and started floating. This fall gave him a broken leg.- Ares, Hephaestus' brother, was seen having an affair with Aprhodite. Hephaestus' saw this and reported it to the other gods. He was very angry.- Hephaestus is usually seen with a sledge hammer, an axe, and even fire.His birth was unusual because Hera didn't have the help from a man, parthenogenic birth.Mount Etna in present day Sicilly is said to be the workshop of Hephaestus, it is said that when sparks come out from the volcano, or when it smokes Hephaestus is at work.
all blacksmith's use anvils