Why can't Hephaestus be good looking?

But Hephaestus is also a classic “nice guy”: a self-centered, entitled, bitter schmuck who thinks he's smarter than everyone else and then doesn't understand why people don't want his advice (see also: Nice Guys of OKCupid). read more

Homer’s writing had always stated that Hepheatus was born deformed and not good looking/lame since birth. While other writers said that he was deformed due to the fall from Olympus, either by Hera during birth or by Zeus when Hepheatus was trying to help Hera from Zeus’ advances. read more

Hephaestus and Aphrodite. Most commonly, his wife is said to have been none other than Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty herself. However, she wasn’t very faithful to him, sleeping with Ares behind his back. One day, Hephaestus caught the lovers and trapped them in a fine-woven chain-net, after which he called upon the other gods to laugh at their shame. read more

Facts about Hephaestus. Hephaestus was known as the God of Fire. In some accounts, he was said to be the son of Zeus and Hera; in others, he was the son of Hera alone, conceived in order to get back at Zeus for bringing forth Athena. Hephaestus was the only ugly god among perfectly beautiful immortals. read more