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Powers

Hephaestus, as a god was immortal, and possessed godly powers, although clearly to a lesser extent than the other deities. But even being a god, he was killed off far easier than the other gods, of whom most had been weakened by extreme power or killed by divine weaponry. (It is possible that the anvil which impaled and killed Hephaestus was considered a godly weapon/item. This would explain why it was able to kill Hephaestus, a God.)

Superhuman Strength: Benefiting by his great size and being a god, Hephaestus has tremendous strength as he crushed and shaped Omphalos Stone by his bare hands with ease and could lift his full-stone hammer to work and his final attempt to kill Kratos to pummel him, however he was no match for the Spartan who effortlessly caught and pushed back his hammer with ease. Superhuman Durability: As a God, Hephaestus is immune to normal weapons and is highly resistant to injury. He also survived brutal beating from Zeus (despite remaining disfigured) and even survive some time after being impaled by his anvil to tell his final wish to Kratos.

Pyrokinesis: As the god of fire, Hephaestus is completely immune to the element. During his conversations with Kratos, Hephaestus can be seen sitting in molten, boiling lava, without so much as flinching. In the novel, Zeus suggested that Athena could ask Hephaestus to extinguish all the fires in her besieged city with a "wave of his hand". Divine Blacksmithing : Hephaestus created Pandora's Box out of the Flame of Olympus, just as the Blades of Chaos he created have a link to the primordial Realm of Chaos. Similar to his fathers creation of the Blade of Olympus, the Smith God can channel the forces of nature in his craftsmanship. Electrokinesis: From his ring, Hephaestus can releasing stream of lightning energy to active his anvil and use it to make Nemesis Whip channel this energy constantly. He also use this power during his attempt to kill Kratos but he was able to shake it off.


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Personality

Out of all the Gods Of Olympus, Hephaestus was the most benevolent to Kratos besides Athena. Hephaestus loved the things he forged and created, with his most cherished creation being Pandora, whom he came to love as his own daughter. However, Hephaestus had very low self-esteem due to the fact that his mother Hera hated him despite bragging of his talent, and also because his wife Aphrodite cheated on him with Ares and then Kratos. Hephaestus was most likely infected with the evils Misery and/or Deceit after Kratos opened Pandora's Box to destroy Ares and after Zeus brutally beat him and kidnapped Pandora.

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Greek Mythology

Hephaestus ( Hēphaistos ) was a Greek god, whose Roman equivalent was Vulcanus , though in Roman Mythology he is not considered to be the "Fallen" god and has a higher status than his Greek form. His mother was Hera , who gave birth to him either alone or with Zeus . He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and he was worshiped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece, particularly in Athens .
The center of his cult was in Lemnos . Hephaestus' symbols are a smith's hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs , although sometimes he is portrayed holding an axe. Hephaestus is the only Olympian God to have been exiled from Olympus and return. In a Homeric version of Hephaestus' myth, Hera, mortified to have such a grotesque offspring, promptly threw him from Mount Olympus . He fell nine days and nights and landed in the ocean. Hephaestus, being the most unfaltering of the gods, was given Aphrodite 's hand in marriage by Zeus in order to prevent conflict over her between the other gods. However, this did not stop her from having secret affairs with other men, be it mortal or god. It was Ares she was attracted to the most, something that Helios told Hephaestus after catching them in an affair.
Hephaestus created an invisible net and hung it above his bed, making sure it was completely hidden. Then he told his wife that he was going on a trip. The moment her husband was gone, Aphrodite invited Ares for a visit. The lovers went to bed, but the net fell on them while they were making love. It was impossible for the couple either to escape or to separate. The more they tried, the more they became tangled. Hephaestus then invited the other gods to see their shameful position, in further mockery. Naked and damp, their limbs entangled in each other's and in the golden web that held them. After publicly humiliating them, Aphrodite and Hephaestus' relationship became bitter, and Hephaestus grew to dislike Ares even more.