noun
- the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.
noun
- Greek myth the lame god of fire and metal-workingRoman counterpart: Vulcan
Greek god of fire and metal-working, Roman spelling of Greek Hephaistos, a pre-Hellenic word of unknown origin.
The Greek name of Vulcan, the Greek and Roman god of fire and metalworking.