Hephaestus

American

[hi-fes-tuhs] / hɪˈfɛs təs /

noun

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

Hephaestus British

/ hɪˈfaɪstɒs, hɪˈfiːstəs /

noun

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

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Hephaestus Cultural

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

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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.

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

Arlington House was originally built as a monument to honor President George Washington, modeled after the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, Greece.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2014

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

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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