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Through his identification with the Hephaestus of Greek mythology, Vulcan came to be considered as the manufacturer of art, arms, iron, jewelry, and armor for various gods and heroes, including the lightning bolts of Jupiter. He was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and the husband of Maia and Aphrodite (Venus).
Category. : Vulcan (mythology) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vulcanus. 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 .
Cacus. Hercules killing the fire-breathing Cacus, engraving by Sebald Beham (1545) 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 ...
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because ...
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]
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan is an oil painting of 1623 by Dirck van Baburen of the Utrecht School, and an example of Baroque chiaroscuro. The painting represents a tale from Greco-Roman mythology. Mercury, the messenger of the gods, watches the club-footed blacksmith god, Vulcan, punish the bold and cunning Titan ...
V. Venus Asks Vulcan to Forge Arms for her Son Aeneas. Vulcan Chaining Prometheus. Vulcan Presenting Venus with Arms for Aeneas (Boucher) Categories: Paintings of Roman gods. Vulcan (mythology)
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; ‹See Tfd› Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1]