Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vulcan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus, Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulk[=a] a
firebrand, meteor. Cf. {Volcano}.] (Rom. Myth.)
The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; --
answering to the Greek Heph[ae]stus.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Vulcan
n : (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart
of Greek Hephaestus [syn: {Vulcan}]
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