Hephaestus - Epithets

Epithets

Hephaestus is given many epithets. The meaning of each epithet is:

• Amphigúeis “the lame one” (Ἀμφιγύεις)
• Kullopodíōn “the halting” (Κυλλοποδίων)
• Khalkeús “coppersmith” (Χαλκεύς)
• Klutotékhnēs “renowned artificer” (Κλυτοτέχνης)
• Polúmētis “shrewd, crafty” or “of many devices” (Πολύμητις)
• Aitnaîos “Aetnaean” (Αἰτναῖος), owing to his workshop being supposedly located below Mount Aetna.