Hephaestus

[ hi-fes-tuhs ]

/ hɪˈfɛs təs /

noun

the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.

Words nearby Hephaestus

hepatotoxin, Hepburn, Hepburn, Katharine, Hepburn system, hepcat, Hephaestus, Hephzibah, hepped, Hepplewhite, hepta-, heptachlor

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Example sentences from the Web for Hephaestus

Faustus is likely derived from Hephaestus—a Faustian struggle is between good and evil.
Your Week: What the Stars Hold|Starsky + Cox|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As a bronze-smith Hephaestus only makes the metal point of the weapon.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
Hephaestus to the River God, for the same reason that the sun is opposed to the sea.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch
And entering the court they stood beneath the gallery of the chamber where the goddess prepared the couch of Hephaestus.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius

Ptah, the Hephaestus of the Greeks, a demiurgic and creative god, special patron of hand-workers and artisans.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various
As for Hephaestus, the great ferocious tom, he was more like an insane tiger than a cat.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for Hephaestus

Hephaestus

Hephaistos (hɪˈfaɪstɒs)

/ (hɪˈfiːstəs) /

noun

Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-workingRoman counterpart: Vulcan

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Cultural definitions for Hephaestus

Hephaestus

[ (hi-fes-tuhs, hi-fee-stuhs) ]

The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of fire and metalworking.

单词	hephaestus
释义	Hephaestus [ hi-fes-tuhs ] / hɪˈfɛs təs / noun the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan. Words nearby Hephaestus hepatotoxin, Hepburn, Hepburn, Katharine, Hepburn system, hepcat, Hephaestus, Hephzibah, hepped, Hepplewhite, hepta-, heptachlor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hephaestus Faustus is likely derived from Hephaestus—a Faustian struggle is between good and evil. Your Week: What the Stars Hold\|Starsky + Cox\|September 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST As a bronze-smith Hephaestus only makes the metal point of the weapon. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang Hephaestus to the River God, for the same reason that the sun is opposed to the sea. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch And entering the court they stood beneath the gallery of the chamber where the goddess prepared the couch of Hephaestus. The Argonautica\|Apollonius Rhodius Ptah, the Hephaestus of the Greeks, a demiurgic and creative god, special patron of hand-workers and artisans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various As for Hephaestus, the great ferocious tom, he was more like an insane tiger than a cat. Simon the Jester\|William J. Locke British Dictionary definitions for Hephaestus Hephaestus Hephaistos (hɪˈfaɪstɒs) / (hɪˈfiːstəs) / noun Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-workingRoman counterpart: Vulcan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Hephaestus Hephaestus [ (hi-fes-tuhs, hi-fee-stuhs) ] The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of fire and metalworking. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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