Vulcan

Romans called him Vulcan Greeks called him Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the God of volcanic fire and of metal work He was
the son of Hera (and maybe Zeus).( Some say that Hera gave
birth to Hephaestus alone because she was angry with Zeus,
because Athena was born out of Zeus' head) without the
participation of Hera. Mulciber is the Latin name of Vulcan.

Vulcan (Hephaestos), the celestial
artist, The olympians considered
almost everything to be made of
natural materials or metal He made
a golden breastplate to Heracles,
Achilles' new armour Agamemnon's
Scepter The brazen-footed bulls,
which puffed fire from their
mouths. Oenopion's underground
house . the Necklace of Harmonia,
And the list goes on.

He was born lame, and his mother was so
displeased at the sight of him that she
flung him out of heaven. Other say that
Zeus kicked him out for taking part with
his mother in a quarrel.

Still others say his lameness is on
account of his fall. He was a whole day
falling, finally landed in the Island of
Lemnos, which became sacred to him.

Unhappy married

Hephaestus was married
to Aphrodite
but she loved Ares
in the house of
Hephaestus whenever
he was away.
However Hephaestus,
with a clever
invention, trapped the
two lovers in
bed, and expose them
to the laughter
of the other OLYMPIANS.

VULCAN ALSO MADE HE FIRST WOMAN - PANDORA PANDORA PAGE (Click) This is a picture of Vulcan and Malia, maybe a nymph.

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