Vulcan (mythology)  

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1. The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, principally blacksmiths.

   The goddess Venus was the wife of Vulcan.

2. A theoretical planet proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun in a 19th-century hypothesis.
3. A fictional planet in the Star Trek universe.
4. A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan; the race is noted for their strict control of their emotions and adherence to logic.
5. The language spoken by these humanoids.
6. A person who seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.
7. A town in southern Alberta, Canada.

In ancient Roman religion and Hellenic neopaganism, Vulcan is the god of beneficial and hindering fire, including the fire of volcanoes. He is also called Mulciber ("smelter") in Roman mythology and Sethlans in Etruscan mythology. He was worshipped at an annual festival on August 23 known as the Volcanalia.

Vulcan was identified with the Greek god of fire and smithery, Hephaestus.