It is stated that Bacchus made him intoxicated after he had been expelled
from Olympus, and then prevailed on him to return, where he was reconciled
to his parents. He seems, however, to have been retained there more for
ridicule than any other purpose; and was indeed the great butt of Olympus,
even his wife laughing at his deformities, and mimicking his lameness to
gain the smiles of her lovers.
"Vulcan with awkward grace, his office plies,
And unextinguished laughter shakes the skies."