1. (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan; [syn: Hephaestus, Hephaistos]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hephaistos
n 1: (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in
ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan [syn:
Hephaestus, Hephaistos]