For some reason, I have always felt bad for Hephaestus for being very undeservedly underrated. His personality and skills have fascinated me ever since I was kid, even more than the other Olympians.
Not just that.... Every other Olympian is born and automatically has everything , power, fancy tools or powers or weapons.... Hephaestus is the only disabled Olympian who has to earn the title even though arguably he has more going on intellectually than many of his brethren. And his problems are caused by other Olympians....
When Hephaestus chained up Prometheus, Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound shows Hephaestus suffering and complaining about how he had to chain up somebody that he considered a dear friend and a fellow craftsman, but Hephaestus was also too good of a son to disobey his father. I love this depiction of him! It shows that he's (usually) the best of the gods and other divines.
Hephestaus didn’t actually make the Thunderbolts, their creation can be credited to the cyclops who forged them as a gift to help Zeus defeat the Titans.
Yeah but wasn’t he like put in charge of the cyclops since they were basically interested in the same stuff so the other gods were like “yeah you’re all ugly but useful, here go away and make our weapons” I’d say that they cyclops did make the thunderbolts but since Hephaestus was the main guy he gets the credit. It’s kinda like how if u work for Microsoft any prototypes or whatnot that you come up with while working for them is considered to be the property of the company and the CEO gets credit.
@@yanii6665 i mean he was made after the titanomachy so i don’t know why they credited him with making thunder bolts. the war between the titans and the gods happened prior to the children of the gods
I think Hestia is more properly identified as the fire deity, but as she (very impressively) appears in even fewer myths than Hephaestus it's probably academic
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YOOOOO, I was waiting for this. I calculated for months and I knew he would post about Hephaestus after Zeus. My calculations went back to the egyptian era and the Aztec era. Give me like the Nobel prize.
It's amazing how many origin stories one God can have. I read in a book when I was younger that Haphaestus was born of Hera and Zeus, but when Hera saw how ugly he was she abandoned him and wanted the 'monster' exiled. Zeus took pity on him and took him to Thetis the sea nymph where he was raised and become a great black Smith. One day Thetis and Hera were at a party when Hera noticed she was wearing the most beautiful necklace she'd ever seen, grew jealous, and demanded to know who'd made it. When she found out it was her son Hephaestus she welcomed him back on Mnt Olympus and was given a forge there with the job of making armor for the gods. Also how he married Aphrodite was different in the book too. Aparently Zeus got tired of all the male gods fighting for Aphrodites hand so he issued a contest that whoever gave him the most valuable gift could have her hand. Haphaestus then made Zeus's thunderbolts and that won the contest and he was thus married to Aphrodite.
In the book I bought, the origins were very different. In my version, Hephaestus was born ugly, but Hera wanted to keep him around, and as such the boy was fond of his mother. One day, when Zeus and Hera were fighting, Hephaestus tried to intervene and defend Hera, which made Zeus so angry that he picked him up and flung him down to earth, permanently crippling him. He was eventually accepted back to Olympus because of his crafting skills by Zeus. And Aphrodite was given to Hephaestus as a wife by Zeus for two reasons. First, because he was afraid of infighting over who would marry her. And second, because Hephaestus was one of the few gods that were somewhat reasonable.
and in some versions of the story hera birthed him herself with the use of a magic herb. in others zues is disgusted by hephaestus' appearance and throws him off the walls of olympus
@@jaker6531 As far as I know, the only son conceived with the help of a herb was Ares, and that only in a roman source. In the versions in which Hephaistos is fatherless Hera conceived him the same way Gaia, Nyx and Eris conceived their parthenogenetic children. As for Hephaistos being thrown from Olympos by Zeus, that is indeed a version of the story, though the reason had nothing to do with his appearance. Rather, Hephaistos, fully grown at this point, had attempted to free Hera from her chains when Zeus had her publicly tortured, and Zeus really didn't appreciate his involvement in the matter.
Well people aren’t gonna portray women as bad because they simps. They blame Hades because he kidnapped a young girl but they don’t say that Hades’ brother told him it was okay. And many people who believe in the Christian god think that “Underworld” is synonymous with “Hell” which is bad to them so if Hades owns the Underworld, he owns Hell, and that must mean he’s bad
Hephaestus was always my favorite Greek god. He has the most interesting backstory and is unique among the Olympians. I would love to see a movie or miniseries centered solely on Hephaestus that’s true to the source material. 🔥🔨⛓
I didn't know much about the blacksmiths in mythologies unyil recently vecause i just recently started learning about it but i do know that i ALWAYS loved blacksmiths.. They're just so cool imo
I don't know why he's so mad at Aphrodite for cheating on him when he basically forced her to have to marry him lol. Like did he really expect things between them to be perfect after that?
I don't know why hera is so mad at zeus cheating on her. She chose to be loyal, but then he'd fucked many goddesses and women... why is she cursing all of his children again? Hephaestus was given Aphrodite as a wife and was prideful for having her. He even made her jewelry. He was trying to win her over. Is he just supposed to be this unfeeling being who was thrown away to die?
@@furyberserkI get what you’re saying, but from the myth I heard that explains why Zeus and Hera are married, it appears that Hera is in an abusive relationship she can’t leave. Zeus is powerful, way too powerful to be punished without consequence. So I guess she takes out her anger on zeus’s lovers? I don’t know, that’s what I gathered from it…
11:40 I mean, given that Disney’s Zeus and Hera are depicted as a stable marriage with no cheating on Zeus’s part, it might not be either of those things. Instead, it would be more of a thing where Ares is infatuated with Aphrodite and hits on her from time to time, but she ain’t having none of that. So she takes matters into her own hands and sends the Cupids to keep Ares away so Hephaestus doesn’t have to worry. It would fit Aphrodite’s character in the related Hercules cartoon as she’s less a vapid trollop and more a love/relationship expert. I thus like this possibility as it makes her marriage to Hephaestus so, so sweet and wholesome for once.
Dude I've been reading that! The guy who did the art has come a long way since that weird official character art that made half the characters look like they were on drugs.
you know I can't read the Percy Jackson books after listening to this video because now that I realize that basically all the demigods in Percy Jackson are committing incest
@@wolfbane7497 I was confused on how the gods don’t have DNA but can still pass down physical traits to their children. They don’t explain that in the books
This is so amazing. It's just so great that at the same time, our lessons are about Hephaestus and I'm currently studying when this was on my notifications. Such a great help
Even more, Hephaestus build some "bronze automatons" to help him on his forge which bear a resemblance to our modern concept of robots. They appeared in the Odyssey or the Iliad I think.
Is it just me or did anyone else notice that Jon is growing a beard ☺️ personal I thought he couldn't grow a beard but it's looks good on you keep growing it I'm curious how it will look after 1 month 😁 omg 😲 now I think about it, is your new year revolution to grow a beard till next year if it is I'm proud of you lol 😂
Okay, so I know that this might have been highly requested but I hope that he would do the messed up origins of the Wizard of Oz in the future, and the messed up origins of Through the Looking-Glass, The Iliad, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Odyssey and East of the Sun and West of the Moon.
Dude. That ad was perfect. I had skipped, but noticed some scenes that looked relevant to the topic (classic pictures whilst mentioning myths, yet discussing the origin of groin trimming). So I REWINDED to watch your personally crafted ad. Holy Sh*t that was funny 🤣 Hephaestus and Hades might be underrated, but your ad is straight being slept on 🛌. Top quality, my dude 👍🏻
OK, I'll watch this, RU-vid recommending system. I already know the whole story but ok, ok, I'll watch it so you don't have to keep recommending it to me. You don't have to raise the gun to my head either until I watch this.
Since I was a tiny child interested in all kinds of myths, Hades and Hephaestus was always my favorites of the Greek gods. Probably was an odd child, but oh well. Still my favorites. :)
I thought Zeus got his lightning bolt from the cyclopses after he freed them from Tartarus, prior to his war against the titans? That was long before Hephaestus was even born. Anyway, I think the gods were actually very harsh on Hephaestus' looks. It's not that he was ugly, but he lived in a place where everyone else is a 10/10. Even being a 9/10 might make you get perceived as ugly. If it hadn't been for his crooked leg he might have been able to hang out with the rest of them. Still, he was one of the smartest and most cunning of the gods, and crossing him was always a bad idea.
I’m a pagan and he’s my deity so it makes me happy seeing people acknowledge and learn about him. In my opinion he is very underrated and it’s nice to see vids on him pop up in my recommendation
In Hawai'i, what you call "Side Piece" we call "Side Salad." That extra helping of macaroni salad in plate lunches. Not the main dish. Also, Hawai'i origin stories vary as well with versions dependent upon each island oral tradition. We learn all are correct. I can imagine with all the islands in Greece how this would be similar. Anyway, great info and the humor is awesome!
Ayyy a video of my patron!! He's commonly sited as a god of creativity (part of why he's my pateon) as well and he's so underrated and deserves so much more recognition and love
The most known myth about the bolt is that it was created by the cyclops along with the trident and (i think) hades s helmet of invisibility after zeus saved them from tartarus
I heard that the lightning bolts was created by the three cyclopses after Zeus freed them under the war between titans and gods That was also how Poseidon got his trident and hades his helmet
