Hera was disappointed because Hephaestus was a shriveled, ugly and had an irritating bleating wail. Since she did not want Zeus to see him she took Hephaestus off to Olympus.
2. Who saved Hephaestus?
3. What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?
Hera changed her mind because she found out her son could make beautiful jewels, and he became the smith god, the great artificer or lord of mechanics.
4. Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?
Apollo was a beautiful god while Hephaestus was ugly and crippled.
5. How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?
Aphrodite was created when her father was butchered, from the foam she rose tall and beautiful. This is similar to Athene's birth because she also came out of her father and rose "tall and beauitful".
6. What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?
7. Which husband did Aphrodite choose? Do you think she chose wisely? Why/why not?
Aphrodite chose to marry Hephaestus. She did not chose wisely because she only married him because he "works late".
8. Which goddess is most powerful: Demeter, Artemis, or Aphrodite? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.
2. Who saved Hephaestus?
Thetis saved Hephaestus, she thought he was a tadpole.
3. What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?
Hera changed her mind because she found out her son could make beautiful jewels, and he became the smith god, the great artificer or lord of mechanics.
4. Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?
Apollo was a beautiful god while Hephaestus was ugly and crippled.
5. How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?
Aphrodite was created when her father was butchered, from the foam she rose tall and beautiful. This is similar to Athene's birth because she also came out of her father and rose "tall and beauitful".
6. What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?
She is offered "riches that the earth does not know". Such as a throne, a crown made of the hottest sun-gold, chariot drawn by white swans and the Muses or her handmaids.
7. Which husband did Aphrodite choose? Do you think she chose wisely? Why/why not?
Aphrodite chose to marry Hephaestus. She did not chose wisely because she only married him because he "works late".
8. Which goddess is most powerful: Demeter, Artemis, or Aphrodite? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.
Aphrodite is the most powerful god because everyone worships her and she is talked about the most. This means that everyone will listen to her no matter what.
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