Hephaestus

Hephaestus

   Hephaestus was the god of blacksmiths and fire. He was a son of Hera, and Hera only. A mortal was invited to Olympus, and he was flirting with Hera. Hera immediately told Zeus, and she expected him to blow the mortal out of the sky. Instead, Zeus didn't believe Hera without proof. Hera was outraged, and she became super angry at Zeus. As a show of her rebellion, she became pregnant by herself without Zeus. When the baby was born, it was crippled (and very ugly). He was so ugly, even his mother couldn't bear to look at him. She threw him out the window of the highest tower on Mount Olympus. The baby (Hephaestus) landed on the island of Lemnos, where he was raised to become a master craftsman. he came back to Olympus, and was welcomed by the other gods because of his craftsmanship and skill in the forge.

Hephaestus