Hephaestus
Also known as: Fire-god · Family: Gods · Role: god-smith · First appears: Book II · Part 1
In Book II, Zeus gave Hephaestus Aphrodite as his bride, and Hephaestus brought Zeus a golden cup that passed through the Trojan kings to Priam. In Book II, Thetis welcomed him in her home after he fell from heaven. In Book IV, he had fashioned gifts for Dionysus when Dionysus brought his bride to Olympus.
In Book V, Thetis laid Achilles’ divinely wrought arms before him, including a shield made by Hephaestus. In Book X, he had fashioned arms for Hercules and gave arms to Philoctetes to bear. In Book XIV, he trapped Aphrodite and Ares in his net after they were caught together in the marriage bed.
Relationship record
Life events
- The golden cup passed from Hephaestus to Zeus, then through the Trojan kings to Priam.(Book II · Part 1)
- With: Zeus Dardanus Erichthonius Tros Ilus Laomedon Priam
- “For this the cunning God-smith brought to Zeus, His masterpiece, what time the Mighty in Power To Hephaestus gave for bride the Cyprian Queen; And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it, he on Erichthonius; Erichthonius to Tros the great of heart Gave it, and he with all his treasure-store Bequeathed it unto Ilus, and he gave That wonder to Laomedon, and he To Priam”
Book II · Part 1
- with Zeus (interaction) “For this the cunning God-smith brought to Zeus, His masterpiece, what time the Mighty in Power To Hephaestus gave for bride the Cyprian Queen;”
- married with Aphrodite “what time the Mighty in Power To Hephaestus gave for bride the Cyprian Queen;”
Book II · Part 3
- with Thetis (interaction) “Yea, and the cunning God-smith welcomed she Within her mansion, when from heaven he fell.”
Book IV · Part 3
- with Dionysus (interaction) “These had Hephaestus fashioned for his gift To glorious Dionysus, when he brought His bride divine to Olympus, Minos' child”
Book V · Part 1
- with Achilles (Hephaestus made the shield for Achilles.) “Thetis the Goddess laid down in the midst Great-souled Achilles' arms divinely wrought; And all around flashed out the cunning work Wherewith the Fire-god overchased the shield Fashioned for Aeacus' son, the dauntless-souled.”
Book X · Part 2
- with Hercules (interaction) “All these Hephaestus' cunning hands had wrought For Hercules;”
- with Philoctetes (Hephaestus gave the arms to Philoctetes.) “and these to Poeas' son, Most near of friends and dear, he gave to bear.”
Book XIV · Part 1
- with Ares (The passage describes Hephaestus trapping Ares and the Queen of Love in the act.) “In Ares' arms, shaming in sight of all The marriage-bed, trapped in the myriad-meshed Toils of Hephaestus: tangled there she lay In agony of shame, while thronged around The Blessed, and there stood Hephaestus' self:”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.