- Vulcan – Mythopedia
Vulcan married Venus, the goddess of sex, lust, and love, who provided a beautiful contrast to Vulcan’s notorious unattractiveness Theirs was a loveless and sexless marriage that produced no children Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed (c 1550) Italian engraving Los Angeles County Museum of Art Public Domain
- Iliad: Book 18 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Next this, the eye the art of Vulcan leads Deep through fair forests, and a length of meads, And stalls, and folds, and scatter’d cots between; And fleecy flocks, that whiten all the scene A figured dance succeeds; such once was seen In lofty Gnossus for the Cretan queen, Form’d by Daedalean art; a comely band Of youths and maidens
- Mercury – Mythopedia
Though Mercury was the only child of that union, he had many half-siblings by way of Jupiter Among them were Vulcan, the god of forge and fire, Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and forethought, and Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres who was abducted by Pluto and taken to the underworld Proserpina would later be recovered, thanks in part to
- Jupiter – Mythopedia
Jupiter was the supreme god of the Roman pantheon, a god of the sky and weather and the champion of Rome and its empire His Greek counterpart was Zeus
- Dwarf Names - Mythopedia
Dwarf names: Origin, structure, and meaning Resilient and stout, robust and powerful, dwarves are a unique fantasy race typically portrayed as skilled craftspeople and durable warriors—possessing plenty of instincts for mining and metallurgy
- Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more
- Apollo (Roman) - Mythopedia
Apollo’s first order of business was to hunt and slay the Python, the beast that Juno had spawned to murder Leto and her unborn children He took his weapons from Vulcan, the craftsman deity, who made Apollo his signature silver bow After receiving a silver bow from Vulcan, Apollo tracked the beast to Delphi and slayed it with an expert shot
- Minerva – Mythopedia
At long last, she burst forth from Jupiter’s forehead, fully grown and ready for battle Some accounts claimed that Vulcan, the god of metallurgy, served as a midwife of sorts by prying open Jupiter’s head with an axe and delivering Minerva; the moment has been the subject of artistic renderings both ancient and modern
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