God of Fire: A Retelling of the Greek Myths - Helen Steadman

Descriere God of Fire: A Retelling of the Greek Myths - Helen Steadman

\nThrown off Mount Olympus by his mother and raised beneath the sea, this is the epic story of Hephaestus, the disabled god of fire. \n \n\n \nIn the palace of Zeus, a son is born to the greatest goddess, Hera. Withered and ugly, the newborn Hephaestus is hurled from the heavens by his repulsed mother. The unforgiving sea offers no soft landing, and the broken godlet sinks to the depths, where his little flame falters. But as darkness looms, he is saved by the sea witch, Thetis, who raises the outcast as her own.\n \n \n\n \nThe only Olympian whose injuries never heal, the god of fire endures eternal pain from his wounded leg, making him perhaps the most human member of the pantheon. As if his physical pain were not enough, Zeus punishes Hephaestus further by sentencing him to life with Aphrodite. Unhappily married to the adulterous goddess of love, he is fated to repeat his childhood pattern of rejection, stoically shouldering emotional agony as part of his everlasting burden.\n \n \n\n \nWith his foster-mother's help, Hephaestus lays claim to his legacy and finds his saving grace: the ability to harness fire and create magical metal artefacts. Of course, the other gods waste no time taking advantage of his inventions. A silver mouse for Apollo. A girdle for Aphrodite. Armour for Athena. A bow and arrow for Eros. Winged sandals for Hermes. A throne for Hera. A golden mastiff for Zeus.\n \n \n\n \nBut the god of fire is nobody's fool. The magic of Hephaestus has a shadow side, as gods and mortals learn to their cost when Zeus orders him to create Pandora and her infamous receptacle...\n \n \n\n This retelling of the Greek myths is recommended for fans of Circe, Mythos, Pandora's Jar, Stone Blind, The Song of Achilles and The Women of Troy.

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BELL JAR BOOKS

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9781739776213

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1

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