Hephaestus

Borrowed from Latin Hephaestus, from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĭfēʹstəs, IPA^(key): /hɪˈfiːstəs/

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• (General American) enPR: hĭfĕsʹtəs, IPA^(key): /hɪˈfɛstəs, -eɪstəs/

Hephaestus

1. (Greek mythology) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

• (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

• “Hephæstus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]