Nevertheless, i wish it had fallen to another’s lot! PowerEvery job is troublesome except to be the commander of gods;no one is free except Zeus. HephaestusI know it by this task; I cannot deny it. PowerHurry then to cast the fetters about him, so that the Father does not see you loitering. HephaestusWell, there then! The bands are ready, as you may see. PowerCast them about his wrists and with might strike with your hammer; rivet him to the rocks. HephaestusThere! The work is getting done and not improperly. PowerStrike harder, clamp him tight, leave nothing loose; for he is wondrously clever at finding a way even out of desperate straits. HephaestusThis arm, at least, is fixed permanently. PowerNow rivet this one too and securely, so that he may learn, for all his cleverness, that he is a fool compared to Zeus. HephaestusNone but he could justly blame my work. PowerNow drive the adamantine wedge’s stubborn edge straight