In his stead, he sent a magnificent throne of gold and gems that imprisoned Juno when she sat upon it.įor three days Juno was so entombed, and would have remained so had not Jupiter, Vulcanâ€™s father, interjected. Summoned to a gala on Mount Olympus, Thetis wore Vulcanâ€™s glittering gifts, but when Juno discovered Vulcan had made them, she jealously demanded he return to Mount Olympus. His natural talents emerged and he forged wondrous jewels for his adopted mother. As Vulcan grew, he ventured to the surface and discovered fire and the art of smithing. Beneath the waves, a sea nymph, Thetis, rescued the child-god and raised him as her own. So great was the fall, it smashed one of Vulcanâ€™s legs, a wound from which he would never recover.

Smith of the Gods, Vulcan crafts with fire and forge as an artist would with paint and brush.Īs an infant, so hideous was Vulcan that his disgusted mother, Juno, cast him into the sea from the heights of Mount Olympus. When the very earth rumbles and mountains erupt in searing flame, it is Vulcanâ€™s rage that burns. When they reach for weapons to wield in battle, it is Vulcan that forged them. When the Gods of Rome ride chariots across the sky, it is Vulcan that made them.

Azino Vulcan