Roman God of Fire
Description: Vulcan Roman god of Fire
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The word \"volcano\" comes from the island of Vulcano near Sicily. Many years ago it was believed to be the chimney of the forge of Vulcan. Vulcan can be depicted in the Apotheosis of Washington (Capitol building dome).
Vulcan\'s father is Jupiter and his mother is Juno. As unusual as it may seem, the sons of Vulcan, a Roman god, are all Greek! They are Philammon, Cecrops, Erichthonius, Corynetes, Cercyon, Philottus, and Spinther.
Vulcan\'s story is quite the tragic one. Juno, queen of the gods and goddess of the home, wanted to have her own child by herself. So, she made her own. She was disgusted at hoe ugly he turned out so she threw him off of Mount Olympus. He fell for a day and night until he fell in water and broke both of his legs. A lot of his myths tell about his love troubles because he was the only ugly god. It was very ironic that he was married to the goddess of beauty, Venus, who constantly cheated on him.
