Poseidon was ambitious and aggressive. Unhappy with the part of power given to him, he planned to throw down Zeus from his high position. The plan did not come off, and he was sent away to serve a human being on earth. With the help of apollo he built the famous walls of Troy for king Laomedon. On one occasion he argued with Athena over the naming of the new city Athens and was forced to give in to goddess of wisdom. On another he entered into a bitter dispute with apollo over king of corinth and won the case in the end Poseidons loves produced strange children. His wife bore him the children whe were half man and half-fish in form. When demeter did not like his attention and changed herself into a horse. shameless Poseidon turned himself into a horse to continue his seeking. Out of their love a wonderful horse, Arion by name, was born This horse had the power of speech and was sure to win all the carriage races in Greece. Poseidon robbed Theophane, a beautiful maiden, and taking her to an island changed her into a sheep and himself into a ram. as a result the golden-fleeced ram came into being Hephaestus Hephaestus, the god of fire, especially the blacksmith's fire, was the patron of all craftsmen, principally those working with metals. He was worshiped predominantly in Athens, but also in other manufacturing centers. He was the god of volcanoes. Later the fire within them represented the smith's furnace. Hephaestus was associated with Mount Etna", which is on the island of Sicily. Known as the lame god, Hephaestus was born weak and crippled. Displeased by the sight of her son, Hera threw Hephaestus from Mount Olympus, and he fell for a whole day before landing in the sea. Nymphs rescued him d took him to Lemnos, where the people of the sland cared for him. But other versions say Zeus threw him from Mount Olympus after Hephaestus had sided with his mother in a quarrel. This legend says that Hephaestus fell for nine days and nine nights, and he landed on the island of Lemnos. It was on Lemnos where he built his palace and his forges under a volcano To gain revenge for his rejection by Hera, Hephaestus fashioned a magic throne, which was presented to her on Mount Olympus. When Hera sat on the throne, it trapped her, making her a prisoner. The gods on Mount Olympus pleaded with Hephaestus to return to their heavenly domain, as to release Hera, but he refused Dionysus gave the smith god wine, and when Hephaestus was intoxicated, Dionysus took him back to Mount Olympus slumped over the back of a mule. Hephaestus released Hera after being given the beautiful Aphrodite as his bride. Dionysus was rewarded by being made one of the Olympian Pantheon Hephaestus is known as the son of Hera and Zeus, although Zeus had nothing to do with the conception. Hephaestus was parthenogenetic, meaning he was conceived without male fertilisation Hera was jealous of Zeus after he had an affair37 Poseidon was ambitious and aggressive. Unhappy with the part of power given to him, he planned to throw down Zeus from his high position. The plan did not come off19, and he was sent away to serve a human being on earth. With the help of Apollo he built the famous walls of Troy for king Laomedon. On one occasion he argued with Athena over the naming of the new city Athens and was forced to give in to the goddess of wisdom. On another he entered into a bitter dispute with Apollo over the king of Corinth and won the case in the end. Poseidon’s loves produced strange children. His wife bore him the children who were half man and half-fish in form. When Demeter did not like his attention and changed herself into a horse, shameless Poseidon turned himself into a horse to continue his seeking. Out of their love a wonderful horse, Arion by name, was born. This horse had the power of speech and was sure to win all the carriage races in Greece. Poseidon robbed Theophane, a beautiful maiden, and taking her to an island, changed her into a sheep and himself into a ram. As a result the golden-fleeced ram came into being. Hephaestus Hephaestus, the god of fire, especially the blacksmith’s fire, was the patron of all craftsmen, principally those working with metals. He was worshiped predominantly in Athens, but also in other manufacturing centers. He was the god of volcanoes. Later, the fire within them represented the smith’s furnace. Hephaestus was associated with Mount Etna20, which is on the island of Sicily. Known as the lame god, Hephaestus was born weak and crippled. Displeased by the sight of her son, Hera threw Hephaestus from Mount Olympus, and he fell for a whole day before landing in the sea. Nymphs rescued him and took him to Lemnos, where the people of the island cared for him. But other versions say Zeus threw him from Mount Olympus after Hephaestus had sided with his mother in a quarrel. This legend says that Hephaestus fell for nine days and nine nights, and he landed on the island of Lemnos. It was on Lemnos where he built his palace and his forges under a volcano. To gain revenge for his rejection by Hera, Hephaestus fashioned a magic throne, which was presented to her on Mount Olympus. When Hera sat on the throne, it entrapped her, making her a prisoner. The gods on Mount Olympus pleaded with Hephaestus to return to their heavenly domain, as to release Hera, but he refused. Dionysus gave the smith god wine, and when Hephaestus was intoxicated, Dionysus took him back to Mount Olympus slumped over21 the back of a mule. Hephaestus released Hera after being given the beautiful Aphrodite as his bride. Dionysus was rewarded by being made one of the Olympian Pantheon22. Hephaestus is known as the son of Hera and Zeus, although Zeus had nothing to do with the conception. Hephaestus was parthenogenetic23, meaning he was conceived without male fertilisation24. Hera was jealous of Zeus after he had an affair