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In Greek Mythology, the god of metal working is Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Hera. Hera is Zeus’s wife and being as arrogant as she is, she believed that she could have a child even better than Zeus’s child, Athena. She wanted to achieve her goal of defeating Zeus because Zeus often cheated on Hera, making her angry and extremely jealous. Hera wanted to have a child by herself because Athena was born out of Zeus’s skull. Athena is a very powerful goddess, making Hera upset because she is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, the Titan goddess of wisdom.

Hephaestus was born with disabilities and Hera, embarrassed by her imperfect son, threw Hephaestus off of Mount Olympus. Hephaestus is the only god that has been thrown off of Mount Olympus. He was disposed of by his mother when he was an infant. He was caught by two sea gods and taken to a cave at the bottom of the ocean. He was taken care of for nine years in the cave. He learned kindness from the two female goddesses and soon his personality reflected theirs. His caretakers provided him with a multitude of objects to make beautiful creations with. He was very gifted, and soon enough he created golden sandals for all of the Olympian gods, except for his mother, Hera. He was taken to Mount Olympus and presented the gods with their gifts. He presented his mother with a golden throne, and when she sat down, it trapped her. Invisible ropes prevented her from leaving the chair because Hephaestus wanted to be recognized. He wouldn’t release his mother from the throne unless she recognized him as her son. She swore on the River Styx about Hephaestus being her son. This river prevented promises to be broken or there would be consequences.