Zeus arranged the marriage of Aphrodite to Hephaestus for two very important reasons (important for himself, and all the other gods!). read more
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 off Mount Olympus and down to earth. As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. read more