Question: are athena and hephaestus related?
Answer: Athena and Hephaestus. Athena the goddess of war and wisdom, once went to workshop of the smith god Hephaestus. As she wanted to make some weapons. Hephaestus, who was deserted by his wife, Aphrodite (goddess of sexual love and beauty), became aroused by Athena, and started chasing her as she ran from him.