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Vulcan (Latin: Vulcanus, in archaically retained spelling also Volcanus, both pronounced [wʊɫˈkaːnʊs]) is the god of fire [1] including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth.
Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Hera , either on her own or by her husband Zeus . He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness , the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his ...
Hephaestus, Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, ... Vulcan, in ancient Roman religion and myth, the god of fire [4] ...
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome.
The Roman deities most widely known today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts, integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Roman Empire. Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure ...
Articles relating to the god Vulcan and his cult. He is the god of fire , including the fire of volcanoes , deserts , metalworking and the forge . He was identified with the gods Hephaestus and Sethlans , and may have originated as the god Velchanos .
According to both Roman and Greek mythology, Vulcan/Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing, had his forge under mount Etna. The volcano is also known as Muncibbeḍḍu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, generally regarded as deriving from the Romance word monte / munti plus the Arabic word jabal (جبل), both meaning 'mountain'. [16]
Some late Roman and Greek poetry and mythography identifies him as a sun-god, equivalent to Roman Sol and Greek Helios. [2] Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs) God of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as a beardless youth, either nude with a helmet and spear or sword, or as an armed warrior.