Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus, Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulk[=a] a firebrand, meteor. Cf. Volcano.]

(Rom. Myth.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Heph[ae]stus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)