Hephaestus and Hera's throne
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Hephaestus and the Throne of Hera
Hera Goddess of Family Love and Marriage
She was upset that Zeus had Athena born from his head. She was jealous and wanted her own
solo child.
Hera had her own child who was
named Hephaestus. She was shamed by
his ugliness. She threw him from
Olympus
He was saved by a Nereid (Sea Nymph) Thetis (Mother of Achilles) She brought him to an underwater cave
where he created his first forge.
There he practiced for 9 years and became a master craftsmen. No one could make the quality of materials he
made.
Hera saw some of the elaborate jewelry that Thetis was wearing and
wondered who made it.
She was informed that her son was not dead. She told him to craft gifts for the Olympians. He
decided to make thrones for the other Gods.
He sent out thrones to all the
Gods and Goddesses who
were pleased with his level of
craftsmanship.
Hera loved her new
throne, but when she sat upon it she
could not get up.
The Gods try to scare and appease
Hephaestus. Dionysus ends up bringing him to
Olympus where he was promised the hand of Aphrodite in marriage and was allowed to
become an Olympian
He set his mother free and married Aphrodite!!!
What does this teach us about the Greek?
Hephaestus crafted his own success through effort, despite his lack of good looks.