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- This article concerns the Roman mythological figure. For other uses of this term, see Vulcan (disambiguation). Mulciber redirects here, for the character in Paradise Lost, see Fallen Angel
Vulcan, in Roman mythology, is the son of Jupiter and Juno, husband of Maia and Venus, and father of Caeculus. He was god of fire and volcanoes, and the manufacturer of art, arms, iron, and armor for gods and heroes. Vulcan's analogue in Greek mythology is the god Hephaestus. He is also called Mulciber ("softener") in Roman mythology and Sethlans in Etruscan mythology.
About Vulcan
Vulcan's smithy was believed to be situated underneath Mount Etna in Sicily or under the Aeolian island of Vulcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea. At the Vulcanalia festival, which was held on August 23, fish and small animals were thrown into a fire.Vulcan's shrine in the Forum Romanum, called the Volcanal, appears to have played an important role in the civic rituals of the archaic Roman Kingdom.
Today, a statue of Vulcan located in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world.
Vulcan in mythology
To punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Jupiter ordered the other gods to make Pandora as a poisoned gift for man. Vulcan’s contribution to the beautiful and foolish Pandora was to mold her from clay and to give her form. He also made the thrones for the other gods on Mt. Olympus.Vulcà | Vulcanus | Vulcanus | Βούλκαν | Vulcano (mitología) | Vulkano (dio) | Vulcain (mythologie) | वुल्कन | Vulcano (mitologia) | Vulkanas (mitologija) | Vulcanus (godheid) | ウルカヌス | Wulkan (bóg) | Vulcano (mitologia) | Vulcan (zeu) | Вулкан (мифология) | Vurcanu (gioluggìa) | Vulcan | Вулкан (митологија) | Vulcanus | Vulcanus | 乌尔肯
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