ht up\cf0 \b \cf4 \ATXht7 Hephaestus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , at once realized that he was a skilled craftsman, but\cf0 \b \cf4 \ATXht3 Hera\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , the mother who had rejected him, was soon to receive a demonstration of his prowess as well. To reve
nge himself on her, not only for having refused him her affection but, also, for having denied him a blissful existence on Mount\cf0 \b \cf4 \ATXht11507 Olympus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , Hephaestus made a wonderful golden throne. But the throne concealed a trap
: anyone who sat on it would be imprisoned by slender but strong chains that no one, apart from their maker, was capable of breaking. When it was finished he sent it to his mother and, as he had planned, Hera was trapped. With the failure of all attempts
to free her, the gods were forced to turn to Hephaestus and sent\cf0 \b \cf4 \ATXht10 Dionysus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 to fetch him. The god of wine had to resort to his favorite weapon to overcome his resistance: he made Hephaestus drunk, set him on an ass,
and brought him back to Olympus. Once the fumes of the wine had dispersed, Hephaestus freed his mother and took his place among the other immortals.