Vulcan
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Vulcan may refer to:
Mythology
Vulcan , the blacksmith god of fire and volcanoes in Roman mythology
Hephaestus , the Greek god of smiths identified with Vulcan.
Fiction
Places
Vulcan, Alberta , Canada
Vulcan, Romania , in Hunedoara County in the Jiu ValleyVulcan, Braşov , also in Romania in Braşov CountyVulcan, Michigan , United StatesVulcan, Missouri , United StatesVulcan (volcano) , a volcano in Papua New GuineaVulcano , a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Companies
Vulcanair , an Italian based manufacturer of light twin-engined aircraft that took over PartenaviaVulcan (cars) , a Southport, England based car manufacturerVulcan Corporation , a materials manufacturing company in Clarksville, TennesseeVulcan Foundry , a former British locomotive builderVulcan Iron Works , a former United States locomotive builderVulcan Materials Company , a construction materials company headquartered in Birmingham, AlabamaVulcan Inc. , an investment company formed by Microsoft cofounder Paul AllenStettiner Vulcan AG , a former shipyard in Hamburg, GermanyVulcan (shipyard) (1857–1944), the shipyard in Szczecin , PolandVulcan Media , an educational software company from PolandVulcan Software , a British computer game companyVulcan Stoves , a maker of commercial ranges, ovens, steam equipment, fryers griddles and broilers
Vehicles
Avro Vulcan , British delta-wing subsonic bomber aircraftVickers Vulcan , a single engined biplane of the 1920sFord Vulcan engine , a 3.0L V6 automobile engineKawasaki Vulcan , a cruiser-type motorcycle
M167 Vulcan , a towed short-range air defense gunM163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System), a self-propelled anti-aircraft gunVulcan (1874-1892), one of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
Vulcan (1951-1967), one of the BR 'Britannia' Class locomotives
Vulcan Railcars are a type of railcar found in preservation in New Zealand .HMS Vulcan , either one of two Royal Navy ships, or a Royal Navy shore establishment at Dounreay, Scotland, dedicated to the development of nuclear power
Science
Computing
Other uses
The "Vulcans" are the nickname of California University of Pennsylvania 's sports teams.
Vulcan statue , the largest cast iron statue in the world and the symbol of Birmingham, AlabamaVulcan of the alchemists , the patron deity associated with Paracelsian alchemyBirmingham Vulcans , a 1975 World Football League teamM61 Vulcan , a 20mm six-barreled gatling gunVulcan M-11-9 , a semi-automatic, closed bolt pistol manufactured by Vulcan ArmamentThe Vulcans , an informal name of George W. Bush's foreign policy advisory team for the 2000 U.S. presidential electionThe Vulcan Vulcan , the title of an EP and a song by the rock band Snake River Conspiracy Operation Vulcan , Allied action in Tunisia during World War II
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Vulcan 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, and at Rome he had his own priest (flamen). His chie... more
Vulcan Ancient Roman god of fire. He was the counterpart of the Greek Hephaestus. Vulcan was especially associated with the destructive aspects of fire, such as volcanoes or conflagrations, and for this reason his temples were usually located outside the city.... more
