With the permission of the King of Gods, Athena, as the supervisor, first sent the messenger Hermes to Hephaestus, the god of fire and forging.
When Hermes received the order, he turned into a gust of wind faster than a horse, came to the palace of the god of fire, and knocked on the golden door of the palace.
The god of fire was working day and night, devoting himself to his beloved profession. This god was lame and ugly, but he was one of the most generous gods. He was very happy to see his younger brother coming to visit him, and he quickly asked his servants to bring a silver stool for Hermes to sit on. He also closed the bellows of the volcano, left the anvil of the stars, and limped to the reception room.
Hermes saw that his servants were not real living spirits, not human beings, nor fairies from the mountains, forests, lakes and seas, but were made of gold by the god of fire. Each of them was handsome, tall and strong, shining in the magnificent palace. This coincided with his purpose, and Hermes could not help but praise this unparalleled skill loudly.
"Stop these polite words, brother," Vulcan ordered his servants to move away so that he could sit next to Hermes. "Something must have happened in Olympus, otherwise you would not have come here so easily. Tell me, did our father ask you to come to me?"
In accordance with the etiquette of a guest, Hermes put down his staff with two snakes and drank a full glass of wine before he made his request.
"You are right. Our father asked me to come here," the messenger said. "I want you to make a beautiful woman who is as radiant as Pandora. She must have a beautiful body, gorgeous hair, and skin as white as the moon, as if Kronos had castrated his father again and gave birth to a little Aphrodite in the foaming sea. The gods have decided to give this woman to Echidna, who lives in the dark palace. If she is not the most beautiful woman, she will not attract his attention."
When the God of Fire heard this, he felt unhappy, because he remembered Pandora, whom he had created. In order to avenge Prometheus who stole fire, the father of the gods wrapped many vicious diseases and disasters in such a beautiful appearance and let them descend to the human world to wreak havoc!
In the heart of the god of fire, he still had a deep respect for Prometheus. When he reluctantly carried out Zeus's order and tied Prometheus to the Caucasus Mountains, he was rudely scolded by two servants of the gods named "Strength" and "Violence" because he dared to sympathize with the old god who stole fire and sympathize with disrespectful humans.
He said sadly: "I will try my best to meet all your requirements, my brother, but please answer my question to comfort my heart: Is the ultimate purpose of this woman to punish the human beings on earth? You must know that although I created Pandora, Prometheus's experience has made me deeply despise my cruelty. It is difficult for me to be willing to let his creation suffer again!"
Hermes thought about it, and finally, he told the truth: "If there is to be punishment, it is only to punish a human boy. Because this boy has extraordinary determination and dares to fall in love with the terrible Echidna. He does not believe in the gods of the time, and the demon obeys his orders. The father of the gods is worried that sooner or later, he will use the rope of love to control Echidna, so as to seek the honor of eternal life for himself."