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Old 08-22-2019, 01:08 PM   #1
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“Vulcan” actually conjures up ‘from the furnaces of Hell’ or some such volcanic beginning.





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“Vulcan” actually conjures up ‘from the furnaces of Hell’ or some such volcanic beginning.





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Vulcan is the Roman god of fire. He was associated with and including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. He is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer.
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"The Forge of Vulcan", Luca Giordano



"Venus at the Forge of Vulcan", Jan Brueghel the Younger of Antwerp, Belgium c. 1605
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