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. Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-working Roman counterpartVulcan

Hephaestus

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

Example Sentences

Several centuries later, around 400 BCE, we meet Talos, the giant bronze sentry, created by Hephaestus, that patrolled the shores of Crete.

From Popular-Science

She cheated on her husband Hephaestus with Ares, Hermes, and Dionysus.

From The Daily Beast

The potter god Hephaestus made Pandora and her box filled with the good and bad stuff.

From The Daily Beast

Faustus is likely derived from Hephaestus—a Faustian struggle is between good and evil.

From The Daily Beast

In that song the injured husband, Hephaestus, claims back the bride-price which he had paid to the father of his wife, Zeus.

From Project Gutenberg

And there was set out for them within the course a great tripod of gold, the splendid work of cunning Hephaestus.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the stage was cleared of the gentle cats and the wire cage containing Hephaestus was pushed forward by Quast.

From Project Gutenberg

The rising Sun heals his infirmity; and there stands Hephaestus on Lemnos, watching the cure.

From Project Gutenberg

She flies from the pursuit of amorous Hephaestus; it was to this moment that Erichthonius owed his origin.

From Project Gutenberg