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Why was Hera disappointed when Haphaestus was born? 

1: Because he was shriveled and ugly. She hurled him off of Mount Olympus. 

Who save Hephaestus?

2: Thetis saved Hephaestus.

What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?

3: The fact that he made fine jewelry made her change her mind about her son. He became the smith-god.

Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?

4: Apollo is the best looking god on Mount Olympus, and Hephaestus is ugly and shriveled.

APHRODITE

How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?

She was created when Cronus butchered Oranos with the scythe his mother had given him.

What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?