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Venus and Vulcan: The Marriage That Was Never Going to Work

May 22, 2026April 16, 2026 by Theo Mercer

Venus standing beside Vulcan in a forge, highlighting the contrast between beauty and craftsmanship in Roman mythology.

The gods gave the goddess of beauty to the lame god of the forge. Venus got a husband who could make anything. Vulcan got a wife who wanted someone else.

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