Hephaestus

See also Hephæstus

English

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Alternative forms

Alternative forms

α forms (<os>-terminal): Hephaestos Hephæstos Hephaistos (chiefly academic) Hephestos (US)

β forms (<us>-terminal): Hephaestus Hephæstus Hephaistus (chiefly academic) Hephestus (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hēphaistos).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: hĭfēʹstəs, IPA: /hɪˈfiːstəs/, SAMPA: /hI"fi:st@s/

Proper noun

Hephaestus

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

Derived terms

Hephaestian Hephaestic

hephaestin

Synonyms

• Vulcan (Roman equivalent)

Translations

Greek god

Armenian: Հեփեստոս (hy) (Hep’estos) Old Armenian: Հեփեստոս (Hepʿestos) Cherokee: ᎮᏇᏍᏓ (chr) (Hequesda) French: Héphaistos m., Héphaïstos m. Greek: Ήφαιστος (el) (Ífaistos) m. Hungarian: Héphaisztosz (hu)

Icelandic: Hefæstos (is) m., Hefaistos (is) m. Portuguese: Hefesto (pt) m. Russian: Гефест (ru) (Gefést) m. Spanish: Hefestos (es) m. Swahili: Hefesto (sw) Swedish: Hefaistos (sv)

References

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