ONLINE ETYMOLOGY
DICTIONARY
- Greek god of fire and metal-working, Roman spelling of Gk. Hephaistos, a pre-Hellenic word of unknown origin.
WIKIPEDIA
Hephaestus
(pron.: /hɪˈfiːstəs/,
/həˈfɛstəs/
or /hɨˈfɛstəs/;
8
spellings; Ancient
Greek Ἥφαιστος Hēphaistos)
was the Greek god
of blacksmiths,
craftsmen, artisans,
sculptors,
metals, metallurgy,
fire
and volcanoes.[1]
Hephaestus' Roman
equivalent was Vulcan.
In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus
and Hera, the king
and queen of the gods.
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