According to this book, Hephaestus is the god of fire and patron of craftsmen. He was born to Hera and Zeus but soon abandoned as he had a leg that didn 't function normally. He grew up with Thetis and took his revenge on his mom for abandoning him by imprisoning her on a golden throne he created. He created a variety of items; armor suits, the first woman Pandora, palaces, and a few others. He worked with the people of his city and helped them as much as he was capable of. Although he was leading a relatively positive life, it was revealed that his wife had been having an affair with another god behind his back. This really bothered Hephaestus, causing him to allow the other gods to ridicule his wife and her lover by trapping them in a