Hephaestus (DC Comics)


Hephaestus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, son of Zeus and Hera, and the half-brother of the superhero Wonder Woman. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in Wonder Woman #226.

Fictional character biography

Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is largely the same as his mythological counterpart. Post-Crisis, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets.
In The New 52, Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay.

Powers and abilities

Like the Olympian Gods, Hephastus has supernatural abilities that include size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. He also has genius-level intellect and is an expert blacksmith.

In other media