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Hephaestus: Vulcan: Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of the forge, craftsmanship, invention, fire and volcanoes. The son of Hera, either by Zeus or through parthenogenesis. Married to Aphrodite. His Latin name, Vulcan, gave us the word "volcano". His symbols include fire, anvil, axe, donkey, hammer, tongs, and quail. Aphrodite ...
Another meaning of Vulcan is related to male fertilizing power. In various Latin and Roman legends he is the father of famous characters, such as the founder of Praeneste Caeculus , [ 31 ] Cacus , [ 32 ] a primordial being or king, later transformed into a monster that inhabited the site of the Aventine in Rome, and Roman king Servius Tullius .
Examples of volcano deities from different cultures (from top): Pele, Chantico, Konohanasakuya-hime and Hephaestus. A volcano deity is a deification of a volcano . Volcano deities are often associated with fire , and are often represented as fire deities as well.
Hephaestus' favourite place in the mortal world was the island of Lemnos, where he liked to dwell among the Sintians, [59] but he also frequented other volcanic islands such as Lipari, Hiera, Imbros and Sicily, which were called his abodes or workshops. [60] Hephaestus fought against the Giants and killed Mimas by throwing molten iron at him. [61]
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 .
Aeneas defeats Turnus, by Luca Giordano, 1634–1705.Though Virgil's sweeping descriptions cannot be seen, Aeneas is holding his shield in his left hand. The Shield of Aeneas is the shield that Aeneas receives from the god Vulcan in Book VIII of Virgil's Aeneid to aid in his war against the Rutuli.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus (Ancient Greek: Κάκος, [1] derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). [2] He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome. [3]
Hephaestus acts as a major ally of Percy in The Battle of the Labyrinth. In The Lost Hero, he defies Zeus by speaking to Leo through his dreams and delivers the head of the mechanical dragon Festus for use as the figurehead for the Argo II. In the film adaptation of The Lightning Thief, Hephaestus is portrayed by Conrad Coates.