Definition of Vulcen
Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and an artificer In metals, identified
with the Greek Hephæstus ( q. v.); had a temple to his honour in
early Rome; was fabled to have had a forge under Mount Etna, where he
manufactured thunderbolts for Jupiter, the Cyclops being his workmen.
- Wikipedia
Vul"can (?), n. [L. Vulcanus,
Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulkā a firebrand, meteor. Cf.
Volcano.] (Rom. Myth.) The god of fire, who presided
over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek
Hephæstus.
Vul"can (?), n. [L. Vulcanus,
Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulkā a firebrand, meteor. Cf.
Volcano.] (Rom. Myth.) The god of fire, who presided
over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek
Hephæstus.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Roman mythology) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, principally blacksmiths.
- (Astronomy) A theoretical planet inside the orbit of Mercury.
- (Science fiction) A fictional planet in Star Trek.
- (Science fiction) A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan.
- (Science fiction) The language spoken by these humanoids.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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