Uncovers ties between Hephaistos and Ancient Greek words for fever and moth, suggesting new etymological insights.
In this paper I propose that Hephaistos and its variants are cognate with some Ancient Greek words that meant "fever" and 'moth", from a root meaning "fiery, burning". Included also is a proposal for the etymology of Phaistos, an ancient fortified city and palace on Crete.
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