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Mythical fire dogs5/28/2023 ![]() Hephaestus' Arms and Armorįinally, Hephaestus was the creator of some of the most stunning pieces of military equipment ever seen. Some even say that, at the request of Zeus, he also sculpted the first mortal woman, Pandora. Among other automata, Hephaestus sculpted golden dogs to guard the palace of Alcinous and Talos, a giant bronze man to protect Crete. And they weren’t the only creations of this kind. Namely, that Hephaestus had fashioned for himself handmaidens of gold, who were able to understand him, speak to him and assist him. In the “Iliad,” Homer tells us something even more fascinating. Crafty and cunning, he added a distinctive element here and there, such as the secure doors of Hera’s chamber which no other god but her could open. No one but him was able to build the beautiful, indestructible bronze mansions where all the other Olympians lived. Just like Hera’s golden throne, Hephaestus’ creations were masterworks. ![]() However, he was unremorseful and released his mother only when Dionysus got him drunk. Many gods tried to persuade Hephaestus to free Hera, promising him a place on Olympus in return. However, the minute she sat on it, she was all tied up by the numerous delicately fashioned cords invisible to anyone’s eyes but their creator’s. He made a golden throne, so beautiful that Hera accepted it right away. ![]() Hephaestus was severely hurt from the fall, but he was rescued by Thetis and Eurynome, who sheltered him in a cave under the Ocean for the following nine years. In this version of the story, after bringing him to the world, Hera was so disgusted with Hephaestus’ looks and ashamed of his deformity that she was the one who threw him out. Hesiod, however, claims that Hephaestus is solely Hera’s child and that she gave him birth by parthenogenesis to get back at her husband who had done the same with Athena. However, he is unclear whether he was born lame or whether he was lamed after his father threw him from Olympus for intervening on behalf of his mother during a quarrel between Zeus and Hera. Homer says that Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. What is the Trojan Horse? Hephaestus’ Family and Difficult Childhood Son of Zeus and Hera. ![]()
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