Vulcan (mythology)
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| - | '''Vulcan''' may refer to [[Vulcan (mythology)]], the blacksmith god of fire and volcanoes in Roman mythology. The name may also mean: | + | In [[Religion in ancient Rome |ancient Roman religion]] and [[Hellenic neopaganism]], '''Vulcan''' is the god of beneficial and hindering fire, including the fire of [[volcano]]es. 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'''. |
| - | == Fiction == | + | Vulcan was identified with the Greek god of fire and smithery, [[Hephaestus]]. |
| - | * [[Vulcan (Star Trek)]], a science-fictional humanoid race in ''Star Trek''. | + | |
| - | ** [[Vulcan (Star Trek planet)]], the home planet of the Vulcans | + | |
| - | ** ''[[Vulcan!]]'', a 1978 Star Trek novel by Kathleen Sky | + | |
| - | * [[Vulcan (DC Comics)]], a character from DC Comics | + | |
| - | * [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)]], a character in the Marvel Comics universe | + | |
| - | * [[Vulcan (comic)|''Vulcan'' (comic)]], an Ipc Comic produced in England from 1975-1976 | + | |
| - | * Vulcan 2 and 3, artificial intelligences in ''[[Vulcan's Hammer]]'' | + | |
| - | == Places == | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan, Alberta]], Canada | ||
| - | ** [[Vulcan Airport]] | ||
| - | ** [[RCAF Station Vulcan]], a Commonwealth and RCAF training station, closed in April 1945 | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan, Romania]], in Hunedoara County in the Jiu Valley | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan, Braşov]], also in Romania in Braşov County | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan, Michigan]], United States | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan, Missouri]], United States | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (volcano)]], a volcano in Papua New Guinea | ||
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| - | == Companies == | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (motor vehicles)]], a car and commercial vehicle manufacturer based in Southport, England | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Corporation]], a materials manufacturing company in Clarksville, Tennessee | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Foundry]], a former British locomotive builder | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Iron Works]], a former United States locomotive builder | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Materials Company]], a construction materials company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Inc.]], an investment company formed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan Software]], a British computer game company | ||
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| - | == Vehicles == | ||
| - | ===Aircraft=== | ||
| - | * [[Avro Vulcan]], a British delta-winged, subsonic, bomber aeroplane | ||
| - | * [[Vickers Vulcan]], a single-engined biplane of the 1920s | ||
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| - | ===Land vehicles=== | ||
| - | * [[Ford Vulcan engine]], a 3.0L V6 automobile engine | ||
| - | * [[Kawasaki Vulcan]], a series of cruiser-type motorcycles | ||
| - | * [[NZR RM class (Vulcan)]], a former type of railroad car found in preservation in New Zealand | ||
| - | * Vulcan (1874-1892), one of the ten [[South Devon Railway Buffalo class]] steam locomotives | ||
| - | * Vulcan (1951-1967), one of the [[List of BR 'Britannia' Class locomotives|BR 'Britannia' Class]] locomotives | ||
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| - | ===Water vehicles=== | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (barge)|''Vulcan'' (barge)]], an iron-hulled boat | ||
| - | * {{HMS|Vulcan}}, one of several Royal Navy ships or boats | ||
| - | * {{USS|Vulcan}}, one of several United States Navy ships or boats | ||
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| - | ==Weapons== | ||
| - | * [[M167 Vulcan]], a towed, short-range. air-defense Gatling gun | ||
| - | * [[M61 Vulcan]], a 20mm six-barreled Gatling gun | ||
| - | * [[M163 VADS]] (Vulcan Air Defense System), a self-propelled, air-defense, Gatling gun | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan M-11-9]], a semi-automatic, closed-bolt pistol manufactured by Vulcan Armament | ||
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| - | == Other uses == | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (hypothetical planet)]], a hypothetical planet between Mercury and the Sun | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (programming language)]], a programming language, now known as dBase | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan (EP)|''Vulcan'' (EP)]], an EP by Snake River Conspiracy | ||
| - | * [[The Vulcans]], George W. Bush's foreign policy advisory team for the 2000 U.S. election | ||
| - | * ''[[The Vulcan]]'', a magazine from various organizations within the Young Fine Gael | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan laser]], a laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Chilton, Oxfordshire | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan of the alchemists]], the patron deity associated with Paracelsian alchemy | ||
| - | * [[Operation Vulcan]], Allied action in Tunisia during World War II | ||
| - | * [[Birmingham Vulcans]], a 1975 World Football League team | ||
| - | * [[California Vulcans]], the sports teams of California University of Pennsylvania | ||
| - | * The Vulcans, the [[University of Hawaii at Hilo]]'s athletic teams | ||
| - | * [[Vulcan statue]], the world's largest cast-iron statue (of the god) and the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama | ||
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| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Volcano]] | ||
| - | * [[Vulcana]], a Welsh female bodybuilder | ||
| - | * [[Vulcano]], a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea | ||
| - | * [[Vulcanair]], an Italian based manufacturer of light twin-engined aircraft that took over Partenavia | ||
| - | * [[Stettiner Vulcan AG]], a former shipyard in Hamburg, Germany | ||
| - | * [[Vulcanoid asteroid]] | ||
| - | * [[Vulcanization]], a chemical process to improve the strength and durability of rubber | ||
| - | * [[Black Vulcan]], a fictional African American superhero on the animated series ''Super Friends'' | ||
| - | * Vulcan Raven, a [[List of Metal Gear Solid characters#Vulcan Raven|character in ''Metal Gear Solid'']] | ||
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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.
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