Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Vulcan is a main character in the novel The Automation by B.L.A. and G.B. Gabbler. His role is often a "deus ex machina" one, but he and his wife (called Venus) are still essential to the overall plot. [84] [85] Vulcan is a character in the Starz TV series American Gods, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. He is not a character in the novel and ...
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 .
The myth concerning the birth of Caeculus and his divine parentage [7] is of great interest for the study of Latin religion. In the myth he is the nephew of two divine twin brothers (divi fratres) called the Depidii (or Digidii). They had a younger sister. One day while she was sitting by the hearth, a spark landed on her and she was impregnated.
Vulcan, in ancient Roman religion and myth, the god of fire [4] ... Lalahon, in Philippine mythology, Goddess of fire, volcanoes and harvest. [3] Kan-Laon, ...
Vulcan statue, the world's largest cast-iron statue and the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, US; Vulcan, an EP by Snake River Conspiracy; Vulcan, an album by Chris Wood; Vulcan Raven, a character in the Metal Gear Solid video games; Aegis Vulcan, a spaceship in the Star Citizen video game "Vulcan Bomber", a song by Nebula from the 1998 EP ...
Pages in category "Children of Vulcan (mythology)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Broteas; C.
Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Ancient Greek: Ἥφαιστος, romanized: Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1]
Venus Asks Vulcan to Forge Arms for her Son Aeneas or Venus at Vulcan's Forge is a 1630–1632 oil on canvas painting by Anthony van Dyck, now in the Louvre Museum, in Paris. [1] It depicts a scene from Virgil 's Aeneid (Book VIII, lines 370–385) in which Venus asks her husband Vulcan to forge weapons for Aeneas , her son by Anchises , with ...