chapter 3: the Olympians

14: Hephaestus: God of Craftsmanship

I am Hephaestus, god of craftsmanship and fire, laboring at my forge beneath Mount Etna. Sparks rise as I hammer divine armor, thrones, and automata of living bronze. From clay I sculpt Pandora, the first woman, and fashion the weapons of gods from fire and metal. My creations endure even when the hands that made them are cast aside.

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