Hephaestus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hephaestus in British English:
UK [hɪ'fi:stəs]
How to pronounce Hephaestus in American English:
US [hɪ'festəs]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Word Origin
- Hephaestus
- Greek god of fire and metal-working, Roman spelling of Greek Hephaistos, a pre-Hellenic word of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Hephaestus did what every fater should do , protect his child .
- 2. He holds the spiritual guardian of hephaestus , the fire god of ancient greeks .
- 3. At the same time he ordered hephaestus to lock the titan 's chains-in a cunning way that only hephaestus knew .
- 4. And who 's hephaestus ?
- 5. Hephaestus angrily retired to his forge .