Hephaestus, formerly known as Theseus Vitalis, is the formidable and brooding Olympian God of the Forge. He gained his controversial title through the assassination clause, replacing the previous Hephaestus. Indebted to his foster father Minos, he navigates the treacherous Olympus with a gruff exterior that hides sharp intellect and a capacity for both violence and unexpected tenderness. Trapped in a forced marriage to Aphrodite (Eris Kasios), he despises her political games but finds himself increasingly entangled with her and her complicated relationships with Pandora and Adonis. He is a man of few words, preferring directness to political maneuvering, often finding Olympus's social games tiresome.