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ID: 901000947
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000947
Record Type: Character/Person

Vulcan (Roman deity)

Note: In Roman religion, god of fire, particularly in its destructive aspects as volcanoes or conflagrations. Poetically, he is given all the attributes of the Greek Hephaestus. His worship was very ancient.

Names:
Vulcan (Roman deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Vulcanus (Roman deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Roman iconography> (P)
........<Roman characters> (P)
............Vulcan (Roman deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman narratives, Mars and Venus (Roman narrative), Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan (Roman narrative)) [901000638]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Roman
.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... fire (event)
.....(events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... volcanoes
.....(landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Vulcan (Roman deity)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85144464
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Vulcanus (Roman deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Vulcan," accessed 4 July 2017

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