Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire and crafts, which is to say technology.
Tellingly enough, he was born lame. His greatest creation was Pandora.
Hephaestus sent her -- at his father Zeus's request -- to plague mankind. She
was beautiful. But she sought knowledge. So she opened up a box that had been
entrusted to her. Out leapt the plethora of ills that afflict humanity. All
that was left inside was hope.

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