Definitions for "Hephaistos"
(Greek) A fire god, child of Zeus and Hera, equivalent to the Latin Vulcanus or Vulcan. He is twice cast down from Olympus, to which however he returns; thus he is a messenger of the gods to earth, and appears on various planes as a manifestation of cosmic fire. He is a kabir, a cosmic teacher of men, whom he instructed in the use of fire and the metallurgic arts. Jupiter, or the four-faced or four-sided Brahma, partakes of all four elements and disputes his fiery function to Hephaistos.
Greek god of fire and blacksmithing; husband of Aphrodite; known as Vulcan by the Romans
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan