2007-09-25 17:38:41 · 4 answers · asked by el2k3 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Vulcan
The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
The Parthenon in Athens, which once housed shrines and temples to every conceivable diety in the ancient world. This is the area to which the Apostle Paul referred while speaking on the Areopagus in Acts 17: 22-23
22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. (KJV)
Today, most of these shrines and temples are destroyed, but the Athenian temple to Vulcan still stands.
2007-09-25 18:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vulcan's father was Jupiter, his mother was Juno. He had a son named Caeculus. He was said to be either married or involved with Venus.
2007-09-26 13:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by xx_villainess_xx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hephaestus (Greek) Vulcan (Roman) is the son of Zeus and Hera. When Athena refused to become his wife he married Aphrodite. Their child was Eros.
2007-09-25 17:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
his father was jupiter
his mother was juno
2007-09-25 17:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋