God of the Smith Also known as the Artificer of the Olympians. Hephaistos was the lame and clever son of Hera (with no apparent consort). The armor he made for Achilleus was so bright, and obviously god-made, that the Trojans fled at the sight of such a divinely protected warrior. Hephaistos fashioned his own mechanical helpers to assist him in his work. They are golden and in the form of living young women; strong, vocal and intelligent. He built tri-pods that move of their own accord to and from the feasts on Mount Olympus . He built the homes of all the Olympians and fitted them with clever locks that the other immortals cannot undo. With the help of his Cyclops, he hammers out lightning bolts for Zeus and all manner of subtle and gentle devices for a select few mortals.