Myths and Legends of the World

Today is the Vulcanalia: The Feast of Vuclan Vulcan God of Fire and the Forge God of Metals and Metallurgy God of Volcanoes and Hammers Vulcan is Hephaestus' Roman form. As Vulcan, he becomes more disciplined, militaristic, and warlike. While the Greeks envisioned Hephaestus as a benevolent and clever Blacksmith of Heaven, the Romans believed Vulcan is also the God of Volcanoes and Fire's destructive capacity which gave him a greater respect among their people. Vulcan was worshiped primarily to obtain his protection in averting fires, so there were numerous shrines dedicated to him where fires were most feared, such as areas near volcanoes and where grain was stored, especially at the port of Ostia. The month of August was when Vulcan was worship the most because like now August has some of the most hottest days. An interesting note is that his shrines stood outside of the walls of cities. Vulcan established his workshop in the heart of Mount Etna, where he...

If you had family drama; yours don't compare with Olympians. They were the first soap opera drama. As gods, the Olympians, and in particular the twelve council members have extremely diverse personality traits that match with the realms and /or concepts that they represent. For instance, Zeus is typically stern, to the point, often abrupt, and authoritative, which coincides with his being the Ruler of the Sky and the Gods. His sister, Demeter, on the other hand is shown to have a motherly, picky, overbearing demeanor with an excessive obsession with her daughter, agriculture and related products. Hades can be bitter and resentful or calm and serene, which many humans typically view as an attitude appropriate to the dead. The twelve main Olympians do share several traits however. The first and most important is that they are all easily offended. Almost all of the gods that so much as sense a slight against them tend to react threateningly. Each Olympian is also to some...

When I think about Labor’s Day I think about people in the blue collar business. I believe this blue collared god is perfect for Labor’s Day and his name is Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the only one of the Greek Gods (Dodekatheon) of Mount Olympus who has a "regular" job and actually worked with his hands. Hephaestus is Blacksmith of Heaven. He is also the God of the Fire, Metalworking, and General Craftsmanship. Hephaestus is also the only two of the Olympians who was born with a physical defect (the other is Priapus, a god with a freakish HUGE DICK). Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. When he was born, Hera saw how ugly he was and cast down from Olympus.  Hephaestus got off to a rocky start in life, unwanted son of rejecting parents who saw no beauty in their little son. Not to mention ending up with a physical defect that left him lame. Hephaestus fell to earth, landing in the sea near the Island of Lemnos.  He had the good fort...