Vulcan

god of both beneficial and hindering fire
Person roman_deity Q4640
Vulcan
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Vulcan

Summary

Vulcan is a Roman deity[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of roman_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,709 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vulcan's father was Jupiter[3].
  • Vulcan's mother was Juno[4].
  • Vulcan was married to Venus[5].
  • Among Vulcan's spouses was Maia[6].
  • A child of Vulcan was Caeculus[7].
  • A child of Vulcan was Cacus[8].
  • Vulcan is recorded as male[9].
  • Vulcan's instance of is recorded as Roman deity[10].
  • Vulcan's instance of is recorded as god[11].
  • Vulcan is part of Dii Consentes[12].
  • Vulcan's Commons category is recorded as Vulcanus[13].
  • Vulcan's unmarried partner is recorded as Ocrisia[14].
  • Vulcan's said to be the same as is recorded as Hephaestus[15].
  • Vulcan's said to be the same as is recorded as Vulcan[16].
  • Vulcan's said to be the same as is recorded as Velch[17].
  • Vulcan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vulcan (mythology)[18].
  • Vulcan's worshipped by is recorded as ancient Roman religion[19].
  • Vulcan's worshipped by is recorded as Roman mythology[20].
  • Vulcan's depicted by is recorded as Vulcan[21].
  • Vulcan's depicted by is recorded as Venus, Vulcan, and Cupid[22].
  • Vulcan's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[23].
  • Vulcan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Vulcan's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Vulcan's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[26].
  • Vulcan's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Vulcan's father was Jupiter[3]. His mother was Juno[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Venus[5], a Roman deity[28] and Maia[6], a deity[29]. Children include Caeculus[7], a mythological Roman character[30] and Cacus[8], a giant[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Vulcan include he[32], a hypothetical planet[33], founded in 1859[34]; Mulciber[35], an extinct volcano[36], in Netherlands[37]; Vulcano[38], a mountain[39], in Italy[40]; Vulcanalia[41], a holiday[42], in Ancient Rome[43]; HMS Birkenhead[44], a steamboat[45], in South Africa[46]; and AG Vulcan Stettin[47], a shipbuilding company[48], in German Empire[49], founded in 1851[50], headquartered in Drzetowo[51].

Why It Matters

Vulcan ranks in the top 10% of roman_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,709 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for him include he[32], a hypothetical planet[33], founded in 1859[34]; Mulciber[35], an extinct volcano[36], in Netherlands[37]; Vulcano[38], a mountain[39], in Italy[40]; Vulcanalia[41], a holiday[42], in Ancient Rome[43]; HMS Birkenhead[44], a steamboat[45], in South Africa[46]; and AG Vulcan Stettin[47], a shipbuilding company[48], in German Empire[49], founded in 1851[50], headquartered in Drzetowo[51].

FAQs

Who were Vulcan's parents?

Vulcan's father was Jupiter[3]. Vulcan's mother was Juno[4].

Who was Vulcan married to?

Vulcan's spouses include Venus[5] and Maia[6].

References

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  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Fasti. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Fasti. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 8w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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