How to Say "Hephaestus" in Greek

Ήφαιστος

Ífaistos/ˈi.fe.stos/masculine

In Greek, Hephaestus is Ήφαιστος (Ífaistos), the name of the god of fire and the forge.

Ήφαιστος is the god of fire, the forge and craftsmen in Greek mythology. The name is written the same way in modern Greek.

Meaning: Greek god (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

The name is masculine. As a direct object it becomes Ήφαιστο.

Romanized it is Ífaistos, and in IPA it is /ˈi.fe.stos/. It has three syllables with the stress on the first.

Despite being the god of fire, Ήφαιστος is the only Olympian god who is described as physically disabled, often depicted as having a limp in Greek art.
The name Ήφαιστος cannot be traced back to an Indo-European root, making it a linguistic fossil from a 'Pre-Greek' language spoken before the arrival of the Hellenic tribes.
Ancient Greeks associated the name Ήφαιστος with the volcanic activity of Mount Etna, believing the god's forge was located deep inside the mountain.

Ὁ Ἥφαιστος ἦν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Διὸς καὶ τῆς Ἡρᾶς.
Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera.
Ο Ήφαιστος είναι ο θεός της φωτιάς.
O Ifaistos einai o theos tis fotias.
Hephaestus is the god of fire.
Ο Ήφαιστος ήταν ένας εξαιρετικός τεχνίτης.
O Ifaistos itan enas exairetikos technitis.
Hephaestus was an excellent craftsman.

Kyriaki and Giorgos are talking about Greek mythology in class.

Κυριακή Kyriaki

Ποιος είναι ο Ήφαιστος;
Poios einai o Iphaistos?
Who is Hephaestus?
Γιώργος Giorgos

Είναι ο θεός της φωτιάς.
Einai o theos tis fotias.
He is the god of fire.
Κυριακή Kyriaki

Ο Ήφαιστος είχε ένα σφυρί;
O Iphaistos eiche ena sfyri?
Did Hephaestus have a hammer?
Γιώργος Giorgos

Ναι, Γιώργος, τον βοηθούσε στο εργαστήριο.
Nai, Giorgos, ton voithouse sto ergastirio.
Yes, Giorgos, it helped him in the workshop.

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