The story
With reference to a scene in the Iliad: c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.599–600: ἄσβεστος δ’ ἄρ’ ἐνῶρτο γέλως μακάρεσσι θεοῖσιν ὡς ἴδον Ἥφαιστον διὰ δώματα ποιπνύοντα. ásbestos d’ ár’ enôrto gélōs makáressi theoîsin hōs ídon Hḗphaiston dià dṓmata poipnúonta. Translation by Augustus Taber Murray And unquenchable laughter arose among the blessed gods, as they saw Hephaestus puffing through the palace.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.