The God of fire In Greek mythology Hephaestus god of fire is the son of Hera and Zeus himself. Horrified by Hephaestus' physical appearance his mother Hera threw him from Olympus into the sea. There he was taken in by Achilles' mother and by the Oceanide Eurynome both of whom cared for him on the island of Lemnos until he learned the trade of fire craftsman and returned to Olympus. The Revenge of Hephaestus To take revenge Hephaestus created a golden throne and gave it to his mother . The throne was enchanted and when Hera sat down she could not get up again. Zeus begged Hephaestus to free Hera but Hera refused. One day Dionysus got Hephaestus drunk and took him to Olympus to free Hera but he set very harsh conditions including marrying Aphrodite.
Hephaestus was proud of his marriage to Aphrodite whom no one could possess. However Aphrodite secretly gave herself to Ares god of war. When Hephaestus learned of Aphrodite's adultery through Helios god of the sun who sees everything he UAE Phone Number wove a net of very fine gold with which he trapped the lovers when they were together. The entire mythology of Hephaestus is based on his ugliness and his skill as a blacksmith in his forge. Together with his assistants the Cyclopes Hephaestus created all weapons especially the most feared weapon of Zeus with whom he annihilated all his enemies lightning.
Erostratus complex or neocapitalist and unscrupulous syndrome The Hephaestus complex In psychology we speak of the Hephaestus complex to describe the continuous search for acceptance caused by maternal rejection. These people become excessively conformist. The rejecting mother exerts a feeling of helplessness on her offspring. This creates a disorganized psychological structure in the child which affects many areas of the personality. From early childhood the child will try to gain maternal attention; this creates an attentionrejection loop that chronicles the cycle of dependency and unhappiness. This behavior is perpetuated into adulthood; the person with a Hephaestus complex spends enormous energy in the search for social acceptance.