Hephaestus

[hi-fes-tuhs]

noun

1. the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.

Hephaestus

/ hɪˈfaɪstɒs, hɪˈfiːstəs /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Vulcan. Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-working

Hephaestus

1. The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of fire and metalworking.

Example Sentences

Her power was more ancient than that of Hephaestus, or Athena, or even Zeus.

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When children were formally admitted to the city organization, the god of the ceremony was Hephaestus.

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In a slow-burn buildup of character conflict and self-discovery, Eiffel and the Hephaestus crew find themselves in a proper space opera full of drama, suspense and a bit of psychological horror.

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Workshops are at least as old as Hephaestus, but Edison’s was the world’s first research-and-development facility—a model that would later be adopted by governments, universities, and rival corporations.

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Perseus enlists the aid of Queen Andromeda, Hephaestus and Poseidon’s son to rescue Zeus from the underworld, defeat the Titans and save mankind.

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