Hephaestus (, or ; ;
Ancient Greek:
Hephaistos) is the
Greek god of
blacksmiths,
craftsmen,
artisans,
sculptors,
metals,
metallurgy,
fire and
volcanoes. Hephaestus'
Roman equivalent is
Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of
Zeus and
Hera, the king and queen of the gods. In another version, he was Hera's
parthenogenous child, rejected by his mother because of his deformity and thrown out of heaven and down to earth.