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Hephaestus is the Olympian god of fire, smithing and metallurgy.
History
New 52
Wonder Woman receives several revelations about her true past from Hephaestus and the God of Desire Eros.
They tell her that Zeus is her actually her father, and even worse he tells her the truth about the male Amazons. The Amazons of Themyscira every thirty three years capture and seduce wayward travelers to replenish their numbers and then kill them, once they have fulfilled their purpose. When a daughter is born she is welcomed into the Amazon tribe but all the males are killed; that is until Hephaestus started trading them for weapons. The males are looked after and grow up to be laborers in his forge. Wonder Woman attempted to free them from their slavery, but they resisted, thinking instead that it is not slavery, he rescued them and have given the life purpose.[citation needed]
Sometime later Eros and Hephaestus journey to the Underworld to the wedding with Wonder Woman, only to make her escape once they arrive. Hades was upset about it all, mostly because he did not understand how Wonder Woman could love everyone since he does not love himself to any degree. Hephaestus gives the god a present a silver mirror. Wonder Woman makes a long shot at Hades with one of Eros' pistols while he was looking at himself in the mirror.[citation needed]
DC Rebirth
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All In
When he was still a very young god, Hephaestus was exiled from Mount Olympus, banished for his lameness. Determined to regain his place among the gods, he devoted himself to creating wonders in his forge here on Earth, instruments of peace and war, and his first creation was made from a meteorite that fell to Earth, made of ore and immense magical power with something trapped in its core: the Amber Lightning. The small beast inside it whispered to whoever touched its prison voices that declaimed words of hate, driving all those who listen mad.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Godly Physiology
- Immortality
- Power Distribution: Hephaestus bestowed the power of skill on The Commander (Freddy Freeman).[1]
- Superhuman Strength
- Telepathy: Hephaestus used this when he and the other gods (Hermes, Artemis, Eros, and Eris) have entered a mortally wounded Superman's mind and put him through a series of tests to see if he's worthy of being saved.[3]
Abilities
- Metal Sculpture
- Artifact Creation
- Jewelry
- Metallurgy
Weaknesses
- Restricted Mobility: Hephaestus wears braces on both legs to help him stand and also needs to use a crutch to balance himself when walking.[2]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Hammer: an Eighth Metal hammer that Hephaestus uses to forge the divine weapons of the Olympians.
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Hephaestus, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Hephaestus was first adapted by Martin Pasko and Jose Delbo, first appearing in Wonder Woman #226. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Hephaestus first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #7 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang.
Trivia
- Hephaestus forged the Lasso of Truth.[4]
Related
- 44 Appearances of Hephaestus (Prime Earth)
- 14 Images featuring Hephaestus (Prime Earth)
- 2 Quotations by or about Hephaestus (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Hephaestus (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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