"Hephaestus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /hɪˈfiːstəs/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: hĭfēʹstəs [General-American], hĭfĕsʹtəs [General-American] Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἥφαιστος}} Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hephaestus
  1. (Greek mythology) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. Wikipedia link: Hephaestus Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Blacksmithing, Fire, Greek deities Synonyms (-terminal): Hephaestos, Hephæstos, Hephaistos [literary], Hephestos [US], Hephæstus, Hephaistus [literary], Hephestus [US] Derived forms: Hephaestian, Hephaestic, hephaestin Translations (Greek god): Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Հեփեստոս (Hepʻestos) (Armenian), Hefest [masculine] (Catalan), ᎮᏇᏍᏓ (hequesda) (Cherokee), ⲏⲫⲁⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (ēphaistos) (Coptic), Hefaistos [masculine] (Czech), Héfaistos [masculine] (Czech), Hefesto (Esperanto), Héphaïstos [masculine] (French), ჰეფესტოსი (hepesṭosi) (Georgian), ჰეფესტო (hepesṭo) (Georgian), Hephaistos [masculine] (German), Ήφαιστος (Ífaistos) [masculine] (Greek), Héphaisztosz (Hungarian), Hefæstos [masculine] (Icelandic), Héafaestas [masculine] (Irish), Efesto [masculine] (Italian), ヘーパイストス (Hēpaisutosu) (Japanese), 헤파이스토스 (Hepaiseutoseu) (Korean), Hefaistas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Efèst [masculine] (Occitan), Հեփեստոս (Hepʻestos) (Old Armenian), Hefajstos [masculine] (Polish), Hefesto [masculine] (Portuguese), Гефе́ст (Gefést) [masculine] (Russian), Hefestos [masculine] (Spanish), Hefesto [masculine] (Spanish), Hefesto (Swahili), Hefaistos (Swedish), Гефе́ст (Hefést) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Efesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hēpaisutosu",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "word": "ヘーパイストス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Hepaiseutoseu",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "word": "헤파이스토스"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hefaistas"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Efèst"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hefajstos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hefesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gefést",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гефе́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hefestos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hefesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "word": "Hefesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "word": "Hefaistos"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Hefést",
      "sense": "Greek god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гефе́ст"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hephaestus"
}

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