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As one of the twelve Olympians, the god Hephaestus was a major deity for the ancient Greeks. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was primarily the god of fire and smiths, but he was also in charge of other crafts, including sculpting and carpentry. Married to the goddess Aphrodite and son of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of Mount Olympus, the god Hephaestus appears in many of the famed legends of the ancient Greeks. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"100106","attributes":{"alt":"Depiction of the god Hephaestus (as Vulcan) by Pompeo Batoni. (Public domain)","class":"media-image","height":"630","style":"width: 497px; height: 630px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"497"}}]] Depiction of the god Hephaestus (as Vulcan) by Pompeo Batoni. ( Public domain ) Who was Hephaestus? The Anomaly of the Lame Olympian God Some ancient writers, such as the poet
