Hephaestus

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A painting of a Greek drinking from a cup showing Hephaestus riding a Donkey.
A painting of a Greek drinking from a cup showing Hephaestus riding a Donkey.

Hephaestus is the god of fire in Greek mythology, and one of the Twelve Olympians. He is son of Hera and Zeus, and he married Aphrodite. Hephaestus, the god of smiths and fire, was a hard working and peace-loving god and was very fond of his mother. Once he tried to stop his fighting parents. He sided with his mother, Hera, and that made Zeus so angry that he grabbed his son by the legs and flung him out of Olympus.

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Twelve Olympians
Zeus | Hera | Poseidon | Hades | Hestia | Demeter | Aphrodite
Athena | Apollo | Artemis | Ares | Hephaestus | Hermes | Dionysus