Mythology Project

Shannon Quigley
Hephaestus
Mr. Kalbs 3rd period
 HEPHAESTUS
THE GOD OF FIRE
*Hephaestus was the god of fire.

*He has difficulty walking because of his oddly

formed feet.

*A weakness Hephaestus encounters is that he

cant handle his liquor.

*His mother Hera threw him into the sea when he

was little, he was eventually saved by Thetis.
 Works Cited
Quigley 1

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God of the Forge, Crafts, and Fire." Greece Travel - Travel to
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