Hephaestus was the only Olympian
who limped. He was the son of Hera and Zeus. Some say he was born with
a limp. Others say Zeus, in a fit of temper, flung him off Mount
Olympus when he was just a baby.
Hephaestus is the god of
fire and forge. He made things, like the gods home on Mount Olympus. He
married (and was deeply loved) by Aphrodite,
the goddess of love and beauty.
Zeus ordered Hephaestus
to create the first woman out of clay. Hephaestus created Pandora.
The
story of Hephaestus
The
God of Fire, Forge, and Volcanoes
The
Story of Pandora