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hephaestus
price: $ 95 catalog # GG9 - Hep |
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Hephaestus, God of Fire and of the Forge, is sometimes said to be the son of Zeus and Hera, and sometimes the son of Hera alone. Amongst the uniformally beautiful Gods, he alone was born ugly. Hera, upon seeing he was deformed, cast him out of Olympus (though Zeus is also accused of having done this when Hephaestus was trying to defend Hera). He is also the only God who is lame, though whether he was lame because of his fall from Olympus, or his lameness was the cause of his mother's tossing him off is unclear. By the time of The Iliad, however he has become a highly honored member of the Pantheon of Gods, forging their armor and weapons. He is one of the only Gods in The Iliad to show any humor. |
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This Hephaestus has a broad, workman-like face, painted in colors of fire, with a little flame in-between his eyes. One side of his face bears the deformity that so displeased his mother. He has a little hint of a smile to highlight his good humor. His headband is decorated with miniature shields, shaped in the traditional Mycenaean figure eight style.
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