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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Vulcan''') he was a [[Greek god|god]] of smithing and represents [[fire]] who was the [[son]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Hera]], or perhaps the son of [[Hera]] alone (without Zeus, which may explain why he's [[lame]] and [[ugly]].) In the ''Iliad'' he's [[marriage|married]] to [[Charis]] but in the ''Odyssey'' he's married to [[Aphrodite]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Vulcan''') he was a [[Greek god|god]] of smithing and represents [[fire]] who was the [[son]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Hera]], or perhaps the son of [[Hera]] alone (without Zeus, which may explain why he's [[lame]] and [[ugly]].) In the ''Iliad'' he's [[marriage|married]] to [[Charis]] but in the ''Odyssey'' he's married to [[Aphrodite]].

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Hephaistos [r]: From Greek mythology, (Roman: Vulcan) he was a god of smithing and represents fire who was the son of Zeus and Hera, or perhaps the son of Hera alone (without Zeus, which may explain why he's lame and ugly.) In the Iliad he's married to Charis but in the Odyssey he's married to Aphrodite.