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Vesta vs Hephaestus - What's the difference?

vesta | hephaestus |

As proper nouns the difference between vesta and hephaestus

is that vesta is the virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia while Hephaestus is the god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

As a noun vesta

is a short match, made of wood or wax.

vesta

English

(wikipedia Vesta)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
  • in occasional use.
  • (astronomy) Short for , the fourth asteroid discovered.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva

    Synonyms

    * (astronomy)

    Derived terms

    * vestal virgin * Vestan * Vestian * vestal * vestoid

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * (mythology) * (astronomy) ----

    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