NCEA Level 3 Classical Studies (90512) 2012 Assessment ...

Hephaestus had been thrown out of Mt Olympus by his mother, Hera, because he was lame and rather ugly. Years later, Hephaestus sent his mother a golden throne in order to punish her. When he refused to release her, Dionysus, the god of wine, got him drunk and escorted him to Mt Olympus, where he was forced by Zeus to release his mother. ................
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