Hephaestus

American  

[hi-fes-tuhs] / hɪˈfɛs təs /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

In it, Hephaestus, disabled god of metalworking, creates golden handmaidens to help him in his forge: “In them is understanding in their hearts, and in them speech and strength, and they know cunning handiwork”.

From Nature • Jul. 24, 2018

“We’re like Hephaestus of the forge. We’re gnarled, we’re curled over, we walk with a limp. And then you take that person and say, ‘Hey, writer person, you had a great idea.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2014

Hera and Hephaestus passed me, and while Hephaestus was a little grumpy about my jumping on his throne, he thought I’d done “a pretty bang-up job, mostly.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan