Hephaestus

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> Hephaestus
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> * Typhon (alternative self)
> * Kothar-wa-Khasis (used by the Ancient Western Semitics)
> * Tvashtr (used by the Ancient Indians)
> * Vulcan (used by the Ancient Romans)
> * Vulcanus Mulciber
> * Festus Aetnaean (while posing as a human)
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> ### Titles
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> * God of Fire, Volcanoes, Artisans, Blacksmiths, Craftsmen, Metallurgy, Technology, Sculpture, and the Forge
> * Lord of Craftsmen and Smiths
> * Blacksmith of the Gods
> * Father of Monsters
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> ### Species
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> Celestial (God)
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> No gender (male personality)
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> Deep brown
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> Reddish brown
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> Alive
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> * Hera (mother) †
> * Zeus (stepfather and maternal uncle)
> * Erichthonius (son) †
> * Ares (oldest brother and maternal first cousin)
> * Enyo (oldest sister and maternal first cousin)
> * Eilethyia (younger sister and maternal first cousin)
> * Hebe (youngest sister and maternal first cousin)
> * Kieran Gandulfsson (youngest brother)
> * Chiron (maternal half-uncle)
> * Poseidon (maternal uncle)
> * Demeter (maternal aunt)
> * Hades (maternal uncle)
> * Hestia (maternal aunt)
> * Rhea (maternal grandmother)
> * Cronus (maternal grandfather)
> * Gaea (maternal great-grandmother - scattered)
> * Ouranos (maternal great-grandfather - scattered)
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> * Aphrodite (ex-wife, occasional lovers)
> * Echidna (current wife)
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> “Always remember that what happened to us, happened through us.”
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> ― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
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**Hephaestus** is the son of Hera and only her making Hephaestus the stepson of Zeus and the brother of Ares, Enyo, Eilethyia and Hebe but also the older half-brother of Kieran Gandulfsson.

He was worshipped by the Ancient Greeks, as the god of fire, volcanoes, artisans, blacksmiths, craftsmen, metallurgy, technology, sculpture, and the forge. Like his mother, Hephaestus is a member of the Olympians.

## Abilities

As the son of the Queen of the Heavens, he is a surprisingly strong god despite his deformed appearance and is greatly respected because of this but also greatly feared while as ***Typhon***. As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods and was worshiped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, particularly Athens. As Typhon he has power of apocalyptic proportions, being even stronger and more powerful than any of the Olympians, the Titans, and the giants, making him one of the most powerful beings in all of Greek Mythology.

* **Technology Manipulation** - As the god of blacksmiths, Hephaestus has unbelievable mechanical abilities which are second to none.
	+ **Enhanced Forging** - Hephaestus can build any kind of machine out of any kind of material, as well as animate it and make it do things to suit his needs. He can even do this absentmindedly, fiddling with parts and gears when nervous or thinking hard over something. As mentioned by Enyo, Hephaestus can make everything from fierce automatons, indestructible weapons to jewelry and entire Olympian palaces of unprecedented beauty, including all of the Olympians' thrones in the Hall of the Gods. He is known to have made the bows and arrows of Apollo and Artemis, the body of Pandora, and all of the Olympians' thrones.
	+ **Trap Creation** - Hephaestus was vastly skilled in creating virtually inescapable and undetectable traps, shown when he imprisoned Hera on her own new throne and later Ares and Aphrodite in a golden net. In both instances, only Hephaestus himself was capable of disabling these complex traps. He was later even able to use his tools to unchain Hera, while simultaneously keeping himself and her from falling into the Void.
	+ **Machine Sensitivity** - Hephaestus can instinctively sense faults in a metal ore.
* **Fire Manipulation** - As the God of Fire, Hephaestus has absolute control and divine authority over fire, heat, and lava. As this is an exceptionally powerful and dangerous ability, only children that he chooses would inherit it from him.
	+ **Fire Immunity** - Hephaestus is completely immune to any amount of fire and heat, as he works with them constantly in his forges.
	+ **Heat Sensitivity** - He can sense heat, flames, and metals, akin to thermal vision.
* **Earth Manipulation** **(**limited**)** - As God of volcanoes, lava, and magma, he has a certain level of control over earth as volcanoes are connected to earth, and magma, which is just underground lava, are rocks at a high level of heat.
	+ **Magma Manipulation** - As the god of fire, he has control over magma.
* **Natural Disasters** - As Typhon could summon/create/manipulate all forms of natural disasters, including avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hydrological disasters, meteorological disasters, wildfires, health disasters, space disasters, violent thunderstorms, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and floods.
* **Immense Strength** - As Typhon is incalculably strong, stronger than any individual Olympian, exceedingly even those of the Big Three since even Zeus was unable to break free of Typhon's mighty grasp on him in their first battle. Hence, Typhon is the only known being to have ever defeated Zeus himself, by tearing out the god's divine tendons, which is a terrific feat in and of itself. He effortlessly drove Selene away, causing the craters on the Moon. He razed many cities, sank entire islands, and tore apart whole mountains. In (\*&\*), He sent Dionysus flying, burying the god hundreds of feet deep into a mine, crushed under many tons of rubble. Typhon was originally defeated when Zeus took him by surprise. Typhon was barely awake before Zeus bombarded him with tremendous lightning bolts from his Master Bolt (blinding the monster and slicing off his serpentine fingers) and crushed Typhon to the point his body reverted back into Hephaestus much to the other's Olympians shock and such split the essence into two and locked it within (\*&\*) to prevent the two fusing back together.

## Etymology

* Hephaestus is the latinized form of Greek *Ἥφαιστος (Hephaistos)*, meaning unknown. It probably shares its origin with the Minoan city of *Φαιστός (Phaistos)*, which is of Pre-Greek origin. In Greek mythology Hephaestus was the god of fire and forging, the husband of the unfaithful Aphrodite. It was said that when he was born Hera, his mother, was so displeased with his physical deformities that she hurled him off the top of Mount Olympus.
* Vulcan is possibly from the Latin *Vulcanus*, possibly related to *fulgere* meaning "to flash", but more likely of pre-Latin origin. In Roman mythology Vulcan was the god of fire. He was later equated with the Greek god Hephaestus.
* Mulciber means "fire" in Latin.
* Typhon is possibly from Greek τύφω (*typho*) meaning "to smoke", τῦφος (*typhos*) meaning "fever" or τυφώς (*typhos*) meaning "whirlwind". In Greek Mythology Typhon was a monstrous giant who challenged the rule of Zeus. He and his mate Echidna were said to be the parents of all monsters.
* Festus is a Roman cognomen, possibly meaning "festival, holiday" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman official in the New Testament.
* Aetnaean is from the Greek Αἰτναῖος (*Aetnaeus*) owing to his workshop being supposedly located below Mount Aetna. It was also an epithet given to several Greek and Roman gods and mythical beings connected with Mount Aetna, such as Zeus, of whom there was a statue on Mount Aetna, and to whom a festival was celebrated there called *Aetnaea*. Hephaestus, who had his workshop in the mountain, and a temple near it, and the Cyclops.

## Trivia

* According to the Databook(s).
	+ Hephaestus hobbies are making whatever he wants, playing video games and sleeping.
	+ His sacred animals are a donkey, a dog and a crane.
	+ His favorite offering is smoked scallops with a chopped salad.
		- His second favorite offering is blood sausage with boiled potatoes.
	+ Hephaestus hates beef intestines.
	+ His most precious possession is his home under Mount Aetna.