Vulcan (mythology)
Vulcan (Latin: Volcānus or Vulcānus; pronounced [wɔlˈkaːnʊs], [wʊlˈkaːnʊs]) is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. Vulcan is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer. The Vulcanalia was the annual festival held August 23 in his honor. His Greek counterpart is Hephaestus, the god of fire and smithery. In Etruscan religion, he is identified with Sethlans.
Vulcan belongs to the most ancient stage of Roman religion: Varro, the ancient Roman scholar and writer, citing the Annales Maximi, records that king Titus Tatius dedicated altars to a series of deities among which Vulcan is mentioned.
Etymology
The origin of the name is unclear and debated. Roman tradition maintained that it was related to Latin words connected to lightning (fulgur, fulgere, fulmen), which in turn was thought of as related to flames. This interpretation is supported by Walter William Skeat in his etymological dictionary as meaning lustre.
Vulcanus (album)
Vulcanus is Fear My Thoughts' fifth album, released in 2007.
Track listing
Podcasts:
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by Fear My Thoughts
Vulcanus
by: Fear My ThoughtsYou have to understand, we fight a faceless threat
Endangered is every step we take. the foe could be everywhere
Our ears in every wall, these eyes will never rest, our freedom is defended.
We will stand until the end
[Chorus:]
We are the chosen people, we're keeper of the truth
And we will stand until the end, we are the brightest torch
We're the bearer of the light, you will learn, death is by our side.
We spy on every suspect, fulfill our god given task, our enemies will not succeed
We take them to their judge
We will never rest, we take this to an end, we will never rest, the evil is condemned.
[Chorus]
Death is by our side