![]() ![]() ![]() Athena placed her son into a wooden chest, along with a magically conjured serpent, with the intention of Erikthonius's godly qualities eventually being enhanced by the serpent, making him immortal. The cloth, containing the essence of both Hephaestus and Athena, would subsequently transform into a mortal baby boy Erikthonius, a mortal child of both gods. She kicked Hephaestus away and snatched up a piece of cloth to wipe the godly moisture off of her, hurled the cloth off Olympus, and ran away from her persistent lover. In the process, some of his divine sweat (or ejactulatory fluid, according to most sources) rubbed off on Athena's bare leg where the skirt was parted, much to her chagrin. A lovesick Hephaestus would not be deterred, however, and persistently followed and flirted with the beautiful goddess, finally attempting to rape her and flinging himself at her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Unfortunately for him, however, Athena, as one of the Virgin Goddesses, was incapable of romance, and never desired to marry anyone. Hephaestus had managed to develop strong unrequited feelings for Athena, all the more because they had similar interests in tools and crafts respectively, as well as a penchant for solving mechanical problems. Hephaestus subsequently stitched up the fissure in Zeus's head. While most of the other Olympians held a struggling Zeus down on his throne, Hephaestus banged his awl into his father's head with a mighty blow, creating a fissure, thick enough for Athena to squeeze her way out, after which she grew into a full-size goddess, much to the astonishment of the other gods. Hephaestus' father Zeus eventually began experiencing terrible headaches (caused by Athena, the child of his swallowed wife Metis, banging around inside his head, desperate to escape), so Hephaestus offered to put Zeus out of his misery by splitting open the latter's head with his awl and hammer. He also built the impenetrable armour of Achilles, a powerful and great tool. Afterwards, Hephaestus and Hera made peace with each other.Īs the new Blacksmith of the Olympians, Hephaestus soon created the metal giant Talos, the Colchis Bulls, and other various elaborate automatons, which were his specialty. There, Hephaestus declared his forgiveness of Hera's act of cruelty and released her. The two gods quickly became friends, and a week later, Dionysus introduced Hephaestus to wine, and finally convinced the intoxicated god to forgive Hera, and took him back to Mount Olympus on the back of a donkey. Dionysus began visiting Hephaestus' forge from time to time, and peacefully chatting with him. Finally, his youngest half-brother Dionysus (the god of wine), decided to take matters into his own hands. Ares and Hermes tried to convince Hephaestus to release his mother, but the latter remained stubborn and inexorable. The chains grasped Hera so tightly, that she could not breathe, and all of the divine ichor in her veins flowed to her hands and feet. Although suspicious at first, a very impressed Hera quickly seated herself in it, and instantly, she was tightly bound by invisible and unbreakable chains. Hera's throne was made from shining pure translucent blue adamantine, making it particularly grandiose. With him, Hephaestus had brought magnificent new thrones for all of the Olympians. As he rode into the Olympian Throne Room, all of the gods (especially Hera and Ares) were shocked into silence by his hideousness. However, Hera's act of cruelty haunted Hephaestus, and he sought revenge.Īfter spending nine years under the sea with Thetis, Hephaestus finally rode back to Mount Olympus on the back of a donkey. Hephaestus landed in the sea, where he was found and raised by Thetis, a kind Nereid. Afterwards, Hera spread a false rumor that it was actually Zeus, his father, himself who hurled Hephaestus down from Olympus. When Hera saw the unsightly appearance of her son, she threw him from Mount Olympus, crippling him forever. Through her own power, Hera impregnated herself with Hephaestus, which may explain why he was deformed at birth. 1.3 Olympian Riot and Hephaestus' Punishment. ![]()
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