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].