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Hephaestus

American  
[hi-fes-tuhs] / hɪˈfɛs təs /

noun

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

Hephaestus British  
/ hɪˈfaɪstɒs, hɪˈfiːstəs /

noun

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

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Hephaestus Cultural  

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

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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.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

Among them was Talos, a bronze automaton forged by Hephaestus, god of metalworking, to guard the island of Crete.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018

Hephaestus was also supposedly responsible for the first ‘killer robot’, Talos.

From Nature • Jul. 24, 2018

“And why should we trust you?” rumbled Hephaestus.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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