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Mulciber

British  
/ ˈmʌlsɪbə /

noun

  1. another name for Vulcan 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It still helps to know that Mulciber is another name for the fire god Vulcan, and that punto in aria is a kind of lace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harry doubted that Snape had even heard her strictures on Mulciber and Avery.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“I believe he used a network of well-placed wizards, both inside the Ministry and out, to collect information —” “But Travers and Mulciber we have,” said Mr. Crouch.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Here, Mulciber assigns the proper place For Carians, and th' ungirt Numidian race; Then ranks the Thracians in the second row, With Scythians, expert in the dart and bow.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

His shield was wrought, if we may credit Fame, By Mulciber, the Mayor of Bromigham.

From Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George