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Vulcan in Roman mythology is the son of Jupiter and Juno, and husband of Maia and Venus. He was god of fire and volcanoes, and the manufacturer of art, arms, iron, and armor for gods and heroes.
His smithy was believed to be situated underneath Mount Aetna in Sicily. At the Vulcanalia festival, which was held on August 23, fish and small animals were thrown into a fire.
Vulcan's shrine in the Forum Romanum, called the Volcanal, appears to have played an important role in the civic rituals of the archaic Roman Kingdom.
Vulcan's analogue in Greek mythology is the god HephaestusHephaestus (also Hephaistos or Hephaestos is the Greek god of fire and the forge. He is called Vulcan or Mulciber ("softener") in Roman mythology and Sethlans in Etruscan mythology. He is the Greek God of the forge, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculp, which see for more details.
A statue of VulcanThe Vulcan statue of Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world and the symbol of the city. Designed by the Italian-born sculptor Giuseppe Moretti, the statue is 55-foot (17-meter) tall and depicts the Roman god Vulcan. It was cast i located in Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in the U. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. The city also occupies portions of Shelby County. Though the population of the city itself is only 242,820 ( 2000 U. census), it serves as the major nucleus, is the largest cast iron statue in the world.