Hephaestus, Lame God of Fire and Crafts

Hephaestus was birthed by Hera, The Goddess of Women.

He became a master craftsman, creating weapons and tools sought by other gods.

Allegory

Hephaestus shows perseverance as despite his misfortune of becoming exiled, he did not give up. He honed his skills to become a master craftsman and was eventually accepted among the other gods in Olympus.

As Hephaestus was seen as a weaker god due to his deformity, he was exiled. He sought revenge for his mother, which allowed hime to assert his power and demonstrate his mastery of craftsmanship.

This shows how the perseverance of Hephaestus and the power he gained from the exile has a dynamic of good and evil.

Scenario

Hephaestus is exiled from Olympus by his Mother, Hera, as she was ashamed of Hephaestus’ as he was born deformed with twisted feet. It is said Hephaestus fell for an entire day before landing in an ocean next to the island of Lemnos.

He was then taken by the Sintians, his teachers of blacksmithing. He became a skilled blacksmith creating many different devices and weapons.

His skills were then sought after by the gods and goddess of Olympus but refused to return, until Dionysus, the god of wine, got Hephaestus in a drunken state where he agreed to return.

Once back among the gods, he continued his craft creating weapons, thrones and jewellery. However, as an act of revenge on his mother, he gifted her a throne which if one were to sit on it, they would be bind to it permanently.

Hephaestus’ father, Zeus, pleaded with him to release his mother. In order to unbind her, Hephaestus asked for the hand of Aphrodite in marriage in exchange. Zeus had no choice and relented. Hera was released, Hephaestus was accepted by the gods and goddess of Olympus and became an important member of the Olympian pantheon.

HEPHAESTUS, GOD OF FIRE & CRAFTS.

Hephaestus’ Exile and Return

Hephaestus’ Birth

Hephaestus’ Exile

Hephaestus was then exiled due to his mother finding him useless and unsightly. He was then thrown off Olympus and fell for 24 hours until he landed in an ocean near the island of Lemnos.

Becomes a Master Craftsman

The Sintians raised Hephaestus to become a craftsmen.

Hephaestus spent many years mastering his craft and was able to create weapons and tools with divine power.

His crafts became sought after by the gods and he would soon be a blacksmith for Olympus.

Hephaestus was birth by Hera, the Goddess of Women. However, he was soon unwanted by his mother due to Hephaestus’ legs being deformed. This caused him to be seen as weak by other gods.

Adopted by Sintians

Hephaestus was then discovered by Sintians living on the island. They took him in and raised him without judgement on his deformity.

Return to Olympus

After creating such beautiful tools and powerful weapons for the Gods of Olympus, Hephaestus was then recognised as a God of Craftsmanship, and was deemed to be worthy of returning to Olympus.