Hephaestus and Vulcan are both a little rough around the edges. Nonetheless, these two switch back and forth between being Olympus’s cherished blacksmith and Rome’s most feared weapons master, depending on their mood. So let’s determine which is the definitive god of fire.
JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER
There’s no way to sugarcoat this. Brace yourself for unsightly lumps, lots of body hair, and, in the case of Vulcan, one leg being shorter than the other. It’s hard to judge who pulls off the look better. But who are we kidding? This was never going to be a beauty contest.
ARMS AND HAMMERS...
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