In the Desert, I heard a Voice
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
News Article? Light of freedom — gone out.
Light of freedom — gone out.
A shroud of darkness descended over the U.S. Capitol dome amid power outages throughout Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.
The power outage is due to heavy winds during Winter Storm Vulcan. I first became aware of it on Twitter. I will be reading the headlines throughout the night.
The storm, is it another "god" from ancient lore?
ancient Roman religion
) is the god of fire
including the fire of
. Vulcan is often depicted with a blacksmith's hammer.
was the annual
held August 23 in his honor. His
, the god of fire and smithery. In
, he is identified with
Vulcan belongs to the most ancient stage of Roman religion:
, the ancient Roman scholar and writer, citing the
, recalls that king
dedicated altars to a series of deities among which Vulcan is mentioned
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