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‖ Hephæstus|hɪˈfiːstəs|
Romanized spelling of Gr. Ἥϕαιστος the god of fire, identified by the Romans with Vulcan. Hence Heˈphæstian a., of, or belonging to, or made by Hephæstus. Heˈphæstic a., relating to fire; also, relating to the forge or use of the smith's hammer.
1658Phillips, Hephæstian mountains, certain burning mountains in Lycia. 1854Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy (ed. 3) 434 Arrayed in Hephæstian armour. 1869Lancet I. 427 Cases of hemiplegia among Sheffield smiths were described..as due to the use of the hammer, and termed..‘hephaestic hemiplegia’. |