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Hephaestus - What does it mean?

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hephaestus

English

(wikipedia Hephaestus)

Alternative forms

(Alternative forms) * ** Hephaestos ** ** Hephaistos (chiefly academic) ** Hephestos (US) * ** Hephaestus ** ** Hephaistus (chiefly academic) ** Hephestus (US)

Proper noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * Hephaestian * Hephaestic * hephaestin

    References

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

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.