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	Vulcan (mythology)
		Vulcan in Roman Mythology is the son of Jupiter and Juno, and husband of Maia and Venus.
		He was god of fire and volcanoes, and the manufacturer of art, arms, Iron, and armor for gods and heroes.
		Vulcan's analogue in Greek mythology is the god Hephaestus, which see for more details.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/vu/Vulcan_(mythology).html (134 words)

	Vulcan Inc Mythology
		Vulcan is the Roman and Greek god of fire and the forge, and mythical inventor of smithing and metal working.
		Vulcan is the son of Jupiter (Zeus) and Juno (Hera), husband of Venus (Aphrodite) and is considered to be one of the twelve Olympians.
		Vulcan is symbolic of the metal industry, and is particularly appropriate for our company as melters, casters, rollers and fabricators of metal.
	www.vulcaninc.com /plt0p02.htm (219 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Roman Mythology
		The Gemini or Gemini twins, known in Roman mythology as Castor and Pollux and in Greek as Kastor and Polydeuces, are the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
		The Diana of Versailles In Roman mythology, Diana was the virgin goddess of the hunt, in literature the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis, though in cult she was thought to be the god of horror and fear.
		In Greek mythology, Ismene was the youngest child of Oedipus and Jocasta, and the sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roman-Mythology (4111 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Vulcan (mythology)
		Vulcan's analogue in Greek mythology is the god Hephaestus.
		Vulcan's shrine in the Forum Romanum, called the Volcanal, appears to have played an important role in the civic rituals of the archaic Roman Kingdom.
		A statue of Vulcan located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the largest cast iron statue in the world.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Vulcan_%28mythology%29 (298 words)

	Vulcan Trek Station :: Town of Vulcan
		Vulcan was named by a Canadian Pacific Railway employee who came to survey the land.
		Vulcan is the Roman God of fire and flsmithing.
		Vulcan (or Vulcanus) was the highest elevation point on the CPR line at that time.
	www.town.vulcan.ab.ca /town/index.html (95 words)

	Vulcan — Infoplease.com
		Vulcan, in astronomy - Vulcan Vulcan, in astronomy, hypothetical planet whose existence was proposed by Leverrier to...
		Vulcan, in Roman religion and mythology - Vulcan Vulcan, in Roman religion and mythology, fire god.
		Vulcan - Vulcan The divine flsmith, whose workshop was on Mount Etna, where the Cyclops assisted him in...
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/vulcan.html (147 words)

	Vulcan - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Vulcans were one of the first of the current powers to develop warp drive, though a century would pass between the first warp flight and the breaking of the warp 2 barrier.
		The Vulcans might have had warp drive at least a hundred years prior to the 9th century BC, when the P'Jem monastery was built on a planet presumably several light years from Vulcan, however this trip could theoretically have been made using only impulse drives, possibly in sleeper ships.
		Vulcans are born with the same emotions that afflicted their violent ancestors, but continual mental conditioning generally gives them the impassivity they seek.
	memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Vulcan (3480 words)

	VulcanIntro.page
		Vulcan's Forge is a group of artists living with and recovering from mental illness.
		He was ridiculed and humiliated by the other dieties, and relegated to work in the heat, sweat and smoke of the forge as servant to the others crafting their weapons of war.
		Vulcan is symbolic of the psychological alchemy one can experience when being creatively productive within the constructs of both societal and personal limitation; the empowering of Self that moves one from self-negation and inertia to self-worth and productivity.
	www.geocities.com /vulcansforgeart/VulcanIntro.html (259 words)

	Vulcan (mythology) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Vulcan (mythology) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Roman mythology, the god of fire and destruction, later identified with the Greek god Hephaestus.
		His principal festival was the Vulcanalia held on 23 Aug, but his most ancient feast was the Fornacalia, where he was worshipped as god of furnaces.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Vulcan+(mythology) (132 words)

	National Gallery of Canada - National Gallery of Canada
		Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, is shown at the anvil, hammer raised, forging a horseshoe.
		According to Homer's Iliad, Vulcan (or Hephaestus in Greek mythology) was the son of Hera, queen of the gods, and her brother and husband Zeus.
		Vulcan fell, eventually landing upon the island of Lemnos and becoming crippled as a result of the fall.
	national.gallery.ca /english/default_248.htm (561 words)

	Vulcan Information
		Vulcan, in Roman mythology, is the son of Jupiter and Juno, husband of Maia and Venus, and father of Caeculus.
		Vulcan's analogue in Greek mythology is the god Hephaestus.
		Vulcan's smithy was believed to be situated underneath Mount Etna in Sicily or under the Aeolian island of Vulcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
	www.bookrags.com /Vulcan (231 words)

	Vulcan (Mythology) - Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He is also called Mulciber ("softener") in Roman mythology and Sethlans in Etruscan mythology.
		His smithy was believed to be situated underneath Mount Etna in Sicily.
		To punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Zeus, ordered the other gods to make a poisoned gift for man. Vulcan’s contribution to the beautiful and foolish Pandora, was to mold her from clay and to give her form.
	freebies.karr.net /encyclopedia/Vulcan_(mythology) (348 words)

	Vulcan history - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Vulcan mythology, however, stated that all creation arose from a "Garden of Eden"-like place known as Sha Ka Ree.
		Vulcans have been capable of space travel since at least the 9th century BC, when they P'Jem monastery was founded on another world for religious purposes.
		This alliance would lead Vulcan to be one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets in 2161.
	www.memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Vulcan_history (1475 words)

	Virgo: Ruling Planet
		The official search for Vulcan in that region was eventually abandoned in 1929 after a total solar eclipse, but there are those who maintain that Vulcan is in an etheric or non-materialized state and can only be seen in ultraviolet light or is hiding behind the Sun.
		In classical mythology, Ceres was the Roman equivalent of Demeter, sister to Jupiter and daughter of Saturn and Rhea.
		Daughter of Rhea and Saturn, Vesta was the eldest sister of Jupiter and Keeper of the Sacred Fire on Mount Olympus, which meant that she was guardian of the eternal flame (or truth) of the soul.
	www.novareinna.com /constellation/virgoplanet.html (3794 words)

	Volcanoes and Mythology - Crystalinks
		They thought that the hot lava fragments and clouds of dust erupting form Vulcano came from Vulcan's forge as he beat out thunderbolts for Jupiter, king of the gods, and weapons for Mars, the god of war.
		In Roman mythology, Vulcan, the god of fire, was said to have made tools and weapons for the other gods in his workshop at Olympus.
		Scientists now know that the "smoke" from volcanoes, once attributed by poets to be from Vulcan's forge, is actually volcanic gas naturally released from both active and many inactive volcanoes.
	www.crystalinks.com /volcanomyth.html (1513 words)

	YouTube: Captain Nerd Visits Bridge of USS House of Representatives - Wonkette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The foreign-policy “Vulcans” of the first Bush Administration were not, in fact, named for a fictional pointy-eared race of logical space monsters who breed every seven years.
		As for teevee’s Vulcans, they were supposedly a warblogger race in their past, but thanks to yoga and dope they were able to become weird pointy-eared Jews like Leonard Nimoy.
		Vulcan does moon a section of our city, Homewood, and there was talk in the 60s of putting decent pants on him, but, good taste and sanity somehow prevailed.
	www.wonkette.com /politics/youtube/captain-nerd-visits-bridge-of-uss-house-of-representatives-228106.php (1295 words)

	Vulcan - God of Smithing - Crystalinks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Vulcan's shrine in the Forum Romanum, called the Volcanal, appears to have played an important role in the civic rituals of the archaic Roman Kingdom.
		A statue of Vulcan located in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world.
		Vulcan made the thrones for the other gods on Mt. Olympus.
	www.crystalinks.com /vulcanrome.html (185 words)

	SparkNotes: The Aeneid: Book VIII
		She speaks to her husband, Vulcan, the god of fire and forging, and persuades him to make Aeneas new weapons and armor that will give him an added advantage.
		Vulcan commands his workers—Cyclopes inside the great volcano Etna—to begin forging the items.
		The face of the shield is particularly notable, for on it Vulcan has depicted the story of the Roman glory that awaits Italy.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/aeneid/section8.rhtml (871 words)

	Vulcan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Vulcan (Latin Volcanus), in Roman mythology, the god of fire.
		Cacus, an ancient Roman fire god and son of Vulcan, another Roman god of fire.
		Vulcan, in Roman mythology, is the son of Jupiter and Juno, husband of Venus, and father of Caeculus.
	encarta.msn.com /Vulcan.html (158 words)

	CVO Menu - Volcanoes Historical and Popular Culture - Mythology
		They thought that the hot lava fragments and clouds of dust erupting form Vulcano came from Vulcan's forge as he beat out thunderbolts for Jupiter, king of the gods, and weapons for Mars, the god of war.
		In Roman mythology, Vulcan, the god of fire, was said to have made tools and weapons for the other gods in his workshop at Olympus.
		Scientists now know that the "smoke" from volcanoes, once attributed by poets to be from Vulcan's forge, is actually volcanic gas naturally released from both active and many inactive volcanoes.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /LivingWith/PopCulture/mythology.html (842 words)

	Large scale historical military figures and models, Celts, Germans, Greek Myths and Legends, Gladiators, Hebrews, ...
		Recreate the glory of empires and mythology from the ancient and classical world - Persian, Greek, Trojan, Roman, Samurai.
		Vulcan Models specialises in large scale, historical, military and fantasy figures and models.
		Supplied fully finished and hand painted for collectors and in kit form for self assembly by hobby modellers and wargamers.
	www.vulcan-models.com (115 words)

	Timeless Myths: Classical Mythology
		The Classical Mythology has epics and tales of the ancient Greek and Roman myths and literatures.
		Greek mythology is heavily intertwined with Greek classical literature.
		Timeless Myths and the Classical Mythology were created by Bladesmaster.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical (736 words)

	Vulcan Language Institute® - Famous Vulcans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		She was of mixed heritage, the daughter of a Vulcan prisoner and Romulan jailer.
		She was an instructor at the Vulcan Science Academy in the 22nd Century.
		She was a member of an underground movement of separatist Vulcans, who wished to free Vulcan from all alien influences.
	home.teleport.com /~vli/vulcans.htm (3181 words)

	Vulcan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Mulciber redirects here, for the character in Paradise Lost, see Fallen Angel Vulcan, in Roman mythology, is the son of Jupiter and Juno, husband of Maia and Venus, and father of Caeculus.
		Today, a statue of Vulcan located in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world.
		To punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Jupiter ordered the other gods to make Pandora as a poisoned gift for man. Vulcanâs contribution to the beautiful and foolish Pandora was to mold her from clay and to give her form.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http://articles.gourt.com/%22http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DVulcan (261 words)

	Vulcan, london dungeon - Vulcan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Vulcan is a commercial development company for the PC platform specializing in next generation 3D technology.
		At least one Vulcan has served as Starfleet Academy superintendent, In ancient times, Vulcans were a war-like race, leading to their near extinction.
		Vulcan, in Roman mythology, was the god of fire and volcanoes, and the manufacturer of art, arms, iron, and armor for gods and heroes.
	london-dungeon.yournetpath.com /?q=london-dungeon-vulcan (230 words)

	Search Results for "Hephaestus"
		According to Homer he was the son of Hera and Zeus, but Hesiod states that he was conceived...
		...Erichthonius, (erektho´nes) (KEY), in Greek mythology, son of Hephaestus and Athena, half man and half serpent.
		...Vulcan [Greek name Hephaestus] The Roman and Greek god of fire and metalworking; the flsmith of the gods.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Hephaestus (286 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		His smithy was believed to be situated underneath Mount Etna in Sicily.
		Vulcan was honoured at the Vulcanalia festival, which was held on August 23.
		To punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Zeus, ordered the other gods to make a poisoned gift for man. Vulcan's contribution to the beautiful and foolish Pandora, was to mold her from clay and to give her form.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Vulcan_(mythology) (220 words)

	Hephaestus — Infoplease.com
		But in mythology he was usually a comic figure.
		Erichthonius - Erichthonius Erichthonius, in Greek mythology, son of Hephaestus and Athena, half man and half...
		"Cum femina primum...": Venus, Vulcan, and the politics of male mollitia in Aeneid 8.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0823417.html (316 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		The name was first applied to Mt. Etna by the Romans, who believed it was the forge of Vulcan.
		mai, from L. Majus, Maius mensis "month of May," possibly from Maja, Maia a Roman earth goddess (wife of Vulcan) whose name is possibly from PIE *mag-ya "she who is great," fem.
		Mayflower (1626) was used locally for the cowslip, the lady's smock, and other plants that bloom in May. May apple attested from 1733.
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=vulcan&searchmode=phrase (217 words)

	Vulcan - What is definition of the term - Vulcan ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Vulcan -- ((Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus)
		For other uses of this term, see Vulcan (disambiguation).
		To punish mankind for stealing the secrets of fire, Jupiter ordered the other gods to make a poisoned gift for man. Vulcan’s contribution to the beautiful and foolish Pandora, was to mold her from clay and to give her form.
	www.linguasphere.org /dictionary/n-78433-Vulcan.html (333 words)

	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. - COMPANY HISTORY
		The ARM and HAMMER symbol was first used in the early 1860’s by James A. Church, the son of Dr. Austin Church, one of the founders of our business.
		In Roman mythology, Vulcan, the god of fire, was especially skilled in fashioning ornaments and arms for the gods and heroes.
		The ARM and HAMMER symbol, therefore, represented the arm of Vulcan with hammer in hand about to descend on an anvil.
	www.churchdwight.com /Company/logo_history.asp (263 words)

	Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete First Season \| PopMatters Television Review
		Diplomatic relations between Earth and Vulcan are fragile to say the least, as Vulcans judge mankind unfit to travel across the galaxy.
		In "The Andorian Incident," Archer discovers that a remote Vulcan monastery is actually a listening station used to spy on the Andorians, in clear violation of a peace agreement both parties had signed.
		All these complexities are embodied in the Vulcan T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), the NX-01 science officer, faced with conflicts among the politics of her home planet, her duty on board the Enterprise, and her friendship with Captain Archer.
	popmatters.com /tv/reviews/s/star-trek-enterprise-1-dvd.shtml (1095 words)

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