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He⋅phaes⋅tus

  [hi-fes-tuhs]
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–noun
the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.
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He·phaes·tus   (hĭ-fěs'təs)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The god of fire and metalworking.
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Hephaestus [(hi-fes-tuhs, hi-fee-stuhs)]

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

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Word Origin & History

Hephaestus 
1658, Gk. god of fire and metal-working, Roman spelling of Gk. Hephaistos, a pre-Hellenic word of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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