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Hephaestus

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He·phaes·tus  (h-fsts)
n. Greek Mythology
The god of fire and metalworking.
Hephaestus [hɪˈfiːstəs], Hephaistos [hɪˈfaɪstɒs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-working Roman counterpart Vulcan
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Noun1.HephaestusHephaestus - (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Hephaistos
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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But the narrative of Hephaestus binding Here his mother, or how on another occasion Zeus sent him flying for taking her part when she was being beaten, and all the battles of the gods in Homer--these tales must not be admitted into our State, whether they are supposed to have an allegorical meaning or not.
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And he bade famous Hephaestus make haste and mix earth with water and to put in it the voice and strength of human kind, and fashion a sweet, lovely maiden-shape, like to the immortal goddesses in face; and Athene to teach her needlework and the weaving of the varied web; and golden Aphrodite to shed grace upon her head and cruel longing and cares that weary the limbs.
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