Hephaestus

Hephæstus English Alternative forms 2 alt <os>-terminal Hephaestos Hephæstos Hephaistos chiefly academic Hephestos US <us>-terminal Hephaestus Hephæstus Hephaistus chiefly academic Hephestus US Etymology en la Hephaestus, from en grc Ἥφαιστος, a pre-Greek word of unknown origin. Pronunciation hĭfēʹstəs RP, en /hɪˈfiːstəs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hephaestus.wav Southern England hĭfĕsʹtəs GA, en /hɪˈfɛstəs, -eɪstəs/ Proper noun en Greek god The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. Derived terms en Hephaestian Hephaestic hephaestin Translations Greek god Armenian: hy Հեփեստոս Old Armenian: xcl Հեփեստոս Bactrian: xbc Ηφαηστος Catalan: ca Hefest m Cherokee: chr ᎮᏇᏍᏓ Coptic: cop ⲏⲫⲁⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ Czech: cs Hefaistos m, cs Héfaistos m Esperanto: eo Hefesto French: fr Héphaïstos m Georgian: ka ჰეფესტოსი, ka ჰეფესტო German: de Hephaistos m Greek: el Ήφαιστος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἥφαιστος m Hindi: hi हेफ़ेस्टस m Hungarian: hu Héphaisztosz Icelandic: is Hefæstos m Irish: ga Héafaestas m Italian: it Efesto m Japanese: ja ヘーパイストス Hēpaisutosu Korean: ko ^헤파이스토스 Lithuanian: lt Hefaistas m Occitan: oc Efèst m Odia: or ହେଫାଇଷ୍ଟୋସ୍ Polish: pl Hefajstos m Portuguese: pt Hefesto m Russian: ru Гефе́ст m Spanish: es Hefestos m, es Hefesto m Swahili: sw Hefesto Swedish: sv Hefaistos Ukrainian: uk Гефе́ст m See also References “Hephæstus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] en Blacksmithing Fire