entity_sources: ENT_ROM_VULCAN, SRC_OVID_FASTI, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ROM_VULCAN | SRC_OVID_FASTI | direct attestation | Fasti 3.831 (Quinquatrus): Vulcan as the divine craftsman associated with fire and metallurgy; the Volcanalia (August 23, outside the surviving six books) is the primary Roman fire festival; Vulcan's role as the forge-deity contrasted with his Greek counterpart Hephaestus's lame-craftsman mythology |