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Ἥφαιστος
Ἥφαιστος Ἥφαιστος, ου, Hephaestus, Lat. Vulcanus, sonof Zeus and Hera, lame from birth, master of metal working, Hom., etc. meton. for πῦρ, fire, Il., Soph. Perh. from ἅπτω, to kindle fire.

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Hephaestus, god of fire

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Headword:
Ἥφαιστος
Headword (normalized):
ἥφαιστος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ηφαιστος
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Ἥφαιστος Ἥφαιστος, ου, Hephaestus, Lat. Vulcanus, sonof Zeus and Hera, lame from birth, master of metal working, Hom., etc. meton. for πῦρ, fire, Il., Soph. Perh. from ἅπτω, to kindle fire.
IDX:
14873
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14885
Key:
*(/hfaistos

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  "key": "*(/hfaistos"
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