Hephaestus
Hephaistos
OlympianFire, Metalworking
Lame craftsman of the gods, master of the forge fire. In Hesiod, Hera bears him alone in answer to Zeus's solo birth of Athena; Homer makes him son of Zeus and Hera both. Hurled from Olympus and falling all day to Lemnos, he forges Zeus's thunderbolts and the great shield of Achilles. His invisible net catches Aphrodite and Ares in flagrante.
Origin
Parthenogenesis — Hera alone, in revenge for Zeus birthing Athena (Hesiod)
Alternate Tradition
Son of both Zeus and Hera in Homer and Apollodorus
Source: Homer
Family
Consorts
Children
Associated Places
LemnosMount Olympus