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Vulcanus en · PROPN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Vulcan (“the god of volcanoes and fire”).
   alt of Vulcan
   • It came on strong with blacksmith‐shop sound effects—“clang, clang”—and all who heard it and saw it light up the sky understood why Vulcanus, the Romans’ god of fire whose legendary blacksmith shop was deep in a mountain, gave his name to montanas que arden (mountains that burn). 1971 February 7, Hilda Cole Espy, Lex Creamer Jr., “Places to Gor for People Who Get All Fired Up Over Volcanoes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2025:
   • Then Vulcanus, at the request of Venus, made a set of armour for Aeneas. 1969 [1965], Sabine G Oswalt, “Aeneas”, in Concise Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology (World Reference Library), Glasgow: Collins; Chicago, Ill.: Follett, →OCLC, page 16:
   • Out of ancient Nordic legends come ice palaces, fierce mountain kings and lovely snow queens. In St. Paul,. Minn., King Boreas wages battle with Vulcanus, the fire god. 1988 December 24, James T. Yenckel, “Let It Snow! Celebrating the Cold at North America’s Winter Festivals”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC: