Hephaestus

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English [edit]

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Hephaestus

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Alternative forms

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hēphaistos).

Pronunciation [edit]

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

Proper noun [edit]

Hephaestus

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

Derived terms [edit]

hephaestin

Synonyms [edit]

Vulcan (Roman equivalent)

Translations [edit]

Greek god

Armenian: Հեփեստոս (hy) (Hep’estos)

Old Armenian: Հեփեստոս (Hepʿestos)
Cherokee: ᎮᏇᏍᏓ (chr) (Hequesda)
French: Héphaistos m, Héphaïstos m
German: Hephaistos (de) m
Greek: Ήφαιστος (el) (Ífaistos) m
Hungarian: Héphaisztosz (hu)

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

References [edit]

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

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