Hephaestus, inventor of fire and divine blacksmith of the gods, was
cast from the heavens twice. Once by Hera, for being disabled, and
once by Zeus, for intercepting in a quarrel with Hera.
After his exhile from Olympus, Hephaestus forged a golden throne which
he had delivered to the heavens. When Hera, the recipient, sat on this
throne, she discovered that the gift was charmed, and she could not
get up.
Prometheus took it upon himself to bring fire from the forge of
Hephaestus, and gift it to humanity. To rectify this, Hephaestus
created Pandora, a woman with a box that would unleash the woes of
humanity once opened.
