Hephaestus Mini Collection
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There are 3 colors in The Gods Of Mount Olympus - Hephaestus Mini Collection.
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- Hephaestus - a gorgeous, multi-dimensional gold foil dip powder that reflects the most beautiful colors! The gold is meant to resemble the amazing pieces Hephaestus crafted in the forge of fires (side note - only ONE dip is necessary to achieve a full coverage dip. It is recommended to tap the activator on, not brush, so as not to bleed the foil color.)
- Forges Of Fire - gorgeous orange chunky glitter with gold circle glitters and gold foil pieces, mixed in a clear powder with a blue glow-in-the-dark base.
- Volcano - a gorgeous red chunky glitter with gold circle glitters and gold foil pieces, mixed in a clear powder with a blue glow-in-the-dark base.
- Both colors (Forges Of Fire and Volcano) are meant to represent the color of fire, as Hephaestus was always working in the forges of fire. The red and orange also represents the lava from a volcano, as he was the god of volcanos, in addition to the god of skilled craftsmanship. The blue glow is of course to represent the center of a fire - the hottest part!)
The Story Of Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire, volcanos, metalworking, stone masonry, skilled craft, forges and the art of sculpture. He made clever inventions (including 2 golden handmaidens to help him with his work), and all the gods weapons and military equipment, including a winged helmet and sandals for Hermes, and armor for Achilles.
In some writings, Hephaestus was Zeus and Hera's child, but in others, Hephaestus was Hera's child that she bore alone and without Zeus, as a way to get back at Zeus for having Athena born without a mother. When Hephaestus was born, he was born deformed and imperfect. When Hera first took a look at him, she deemed him unworthy of divinity, so she cast him from Mount Olympus. He fell into the ocean, and the Nereid Thetis (mother of Achilles) found him, and she and her sisters nursed him back to health. It is said that is when he was taught to be a master craftsman.
Hephaestus was married to Aphrodite, and he won her hand from Zeus through a trap he made to get revenge on his mother for casting him out. He created a magical golden thrown that when she sat upon, she would not be able to get out of. Zeus offered Aphrodite's hand in marriage to anyone who could bring Hephaestus to him to free Hera. Aphrodite thought her beloved Ares, the god of war, would prevail, so she agreed to the terms. When Ares failed, because he was threatened by fire torches, Dionysus (Hephaestus' brother), the god of wine, had suggested to Hephaestus that he take Aphrodite as his own wife, if he were to free Hera willingly. Aphrodite and Hephaestus were married, but she was not faithful to him, and she spent much of her time philandering with Ares.
Since Hephaestus was known for his clever trap creations, the trap he created to catch Aphrodite and Ares in their adulterous act is a famous one. One day while Aphrodite and Ares lay together in bed, Hephaestus ensnared them in an unbreakable chain-link net so small it was invisible, and dragged them to Mount Olympus to shame them in front of the other gods, for retribution. Eventually Aphrodite and Hephaestus divorced due to her infidelity.
He gave to the blinded Orion his apprentice Cedalion as a guide. In some versions of the myth, Prometheus stole the fire that he gave to man from Hephaestus's forge. Hephaestus also created the gift that the gods gave to man, the woman Pandora and her pithos. Being a skilled blacksmith, Hephaestus created all the thrones in the Palace of Olympus. In the Trojan war, Hephaestus sided with the Greeks, but was also worshiped by the Trojans and saved one of their men from being killed by Diomedes.
He was the only one of the Gods to be exiled from Mount Olympus and allowed to return, and from Olympus he reigned as the god of fire, volcanos, metalworking, stone masonry, skilled craft, forges and the art of sculpture.
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Fun Facts About Hephaestus Unlike other gods who rode chariots, Hephaestus rode a donkey. Hephaestus had 7 children, only one from Aphrodite (Thalia).Hephaestus sought impetuously and passionately to make love to Athena (forever virgin), but at the moment of climax she pushes him aside, and his semen falls to the earth where it impregnates Gaia (Earth). Hephaestus was sometimes portrayed as a vigorous man with a beard and was characterized by his hammer or some other crafting tool, his oval cap, and the chiton. He made the best weapons, jewelry, and armor. Some of his greatest creations ever were the silver bows and arrows of Artemis and Apollo as well as Apollo's golden chariot. He crafted much of the magnificent equipment for the gods, including Aphrodite's famed girdle.