Hephaestus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- hĭfĕsʹtəs (General-American)
- /hɪˈfiːstəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hĭfēʹstəs (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɪˈfɛstəs (General-American)
- -eɪstəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Hephaestus, from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin.
Meanings
- (Greek) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.
Deriveds
hephaestin · Hephaestian · Hephaestic
Translations (33)
ga Héafaestas (Greek god) · xbc Ηφαηστος (Greek god) · pt Hefesto (Greek god) · cs Hefaistos (Greek god) · de Hephaistos (Greek god) · hy Հեփեստոս (Greek god) · el Ήφαιστος (Greek god) · ka ჰეფესტოსი (Greek god) · sw Hefesto (Greek god) · xcl Հեփեստոս (Greek god) · es Hefesto (Greek god) · ca Hefest (Greek god) · hi हेफ़ेस्टस (Greek god) · cs Héfaistos (Greek god) · is Hefæstos (Greek god) · cop ⲏⲫⲁⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (Greek god) · sv Hefaistos (Greek god) · es Hefestos (Greek god) · ja ヘーパイストス (Greek god) · or ହେଫାଇଷ୍ଟୋସ୍ (Greek god) · it Efesto (Greek god) · oc Efèst (Greek god) · fr Héphaïstos (Greek god) · lt Hefaistas (Greek god) · eo Hefesto (Greek god) · grc Ἥφαιστος (Greek god) · ru Гефе́ст (Greek god) · ko 헤파이스토스 (Greek god) · hu Héphaisztosz (Greek god) · uk Гефе́ст (Greek god) · pl Hefajstos (Greek god) · chr ᎮᏇᏍᏓ (Greek god) · ka ჰეფესტო (Greek god)