Hephaestus

noun

He·​phaes·​tus hi-ˈfe-stəs 

-ˈfē-

: the Greek god of fire and metalworking compare vulcan

Examples of Hephaestus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hannah and his team also built chariots specific to each Camp Half-Blood cabin, with a trident adorning Percy and Tyson’s (Daniel Diemer) for the Poseidon cabin and a steampunk version for the Hephaestus cabin, among others. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025

Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Technical divers should try the newest wreck, the 196-foot-long ex-oil tanker, MV Hephaestus, which sits at a depth of nearly 164 feet off the corner of Red Bay. — AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025

As Aristophanes tells it, those of us who find our other halves would leap at the opportunity for Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, to weld us back into one. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2025

Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece. — Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025

Yes, there’s the Ancient Agora and the stunningly pristine Temple of Hephaestus. — Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Hēphaistos

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Hephaestus

• asbestos
• pestis
• testis