Bellona is an ancient Roman goddess of war. She is generally characterized as embodying the destructive and brutal side of warfare. Her main attribute is the military helmet worn on her head; she ofte
A bust of Bellona by Jan Cosijn, a 1697 victory celebration over a Brussels doorway
"Bellona Leading the Imperial Armies against the Turks", a 1600 print of Bartholomaeus Spranger's design
Bellona, by Johann Baptist Straub, 1770
Auguste Rodin's 1879 bronze bust of Bellona in the Musée Rodin, Paris
Vulcan is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. He is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer. The Vulcanalia was t
Bellona (goddess)
…doorway Symbol Military helmet and torch Temples Temple of Bellona, Rome; Temple of Bellona, Ostia Genealogy Parents Jupiter and Juno Siblings Mars, Vulcan, Juventas, Discordia, Lucina Consort Mars Equivalents Greek Enyo Bellona (IPA: ) is an ancient Roman goddess of war. She is generally characterized as…
A fresco of Vulcan-Hephaestus in Pompeii
Andrea Mantegna: Parnassus (detail): Vulcan, god of fire (1497)
Punishment of Ixion: in the center is Mercury holding the caduceus and on the right Juno sits on her throne. Behind her Iris stands and gestures. On the left is Vulcanus (blond figure) standing behind the wheel, manning it, with Ixion already tied to it. Nephele sits at Mercury's feet; a Roman fresco from the eastern wall of the triclinium in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Fourth Style (60–79 AD).
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan by Pieter Thijs