claim: Aphrodite is married to the Greek god of blacksmiths.
evidence: Hephaestus -LRB- -LSB- hɪˈfiːstəs -RSB- , -LSB- həˈfɛstəs -RSB- or -LSB- hᵻˈfɛstəs -RSB- Hephaestus #Alternative spellings ; Ancient Greek  : Ηφαιστος Hephaistos -RRB- is the Greek god of blacksmiths , craftsmen , artisans , sculptors , metals , metallurgy , fire and volcanoes .. fire. Fire ( classical element ). Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek language. Greek god. Greek god. sculptors. sculpture. metallurgy. metallurgy. Hephaestus ' Roman equivalent is Vulcan .. Vulcan. Vulcan ( mythology ). Roman. Roman mythology. In Greek mythology , Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera , the king and queen of the gods .. Zeus. Zeus. Hera. Hera. In another version , he was Hera 's parthenogenous child , rejected by his mother because of his deformity and thrown off Mount Olympus and down to earth .. Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus. Hera. Hera. parthenogenous. Parthenogenesis. As a smithing god , Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus .. He served as the blacksmith of the gods , and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece , particularly Athens .. blacksmith. blacksmith. Athens. Athens. The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos .. Lemnos. Lemnos. Hephaestus ' symbols are a smith 's hammer , anvil , and a pair of tongs .. anvil. anvil. tongs. tongs. hammer. hammer