Hephaestus

== English == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Hephaestus, from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĭfēʹstəs, IPA(key): /hɪˈfiːstəs/ (General American) enPR: hĭfĕsʹtəs, IPA(key): /hɪˈfɛstəs, -eɪstəs/ === Proper noun === Hephaestus (Greek mythology) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus === References === “Hephæstus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]