Vulcan Sentence Examples
I sacrificed it to Vulcan, for it was past serving the god Terminus.
Hercules is supposed to have visited Italy on his return from Erythia, when he slew Cacus, son of Vulcan, the giant of the Aventine mount of Rome, who had stolen his oxen.
Vulcan was the most important - perhaps in early times the only - deity worshipped at Ostia, and the priesthood of Vulcan was held sometimes by Roman senators.
To the south-west of the Forum are the remains of three small temples, one dedicated to Venus, and a well-preserved Mithraeum, with mosaics representing the seven planets, &c. To the south-west again is the conspicuous brick cella of a lofty temple, on arched substructures, generally supposed to be that of Vulcan, with a threshold block of africano (Euboean) marble over 15 ft.
The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of the temples of Vulcan and Juno - the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all - and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied by whoever chose.
It occupies the site of the ancient Adranon, which took its name from Adranos, a god probably of Phoenician origin, in Roman times identified with Vulcan, whose chief temple was situated here, and was guarded by a thousand huge gods; there are perhaps some substructures of this building still extant outside the town.
Similar honours were paid to other divinities in subsequent times - Fortuna, Saturnus, Juno Regina of the Aventine, the three Capitoline deities (Jupiter, Juno, Minerva), and in 217, after the defeat of lake Trasimenus, a lectisternium was held for three days to six pairs of gods, corresponding to the twelve great gods of Olympus - Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Apollo, Diana, Vulcan, Vesta, Mercury, Ceres.
The foremost place in its chief industry, ship-building, is taken by the Vulcan yard, situated in the suburb of Bredow, which builds warships for the German navy.
It was linked by a ferry at Celeiu to two lesser roads; one striking northwards into Transylvania, up the Olt valley, the other bending westwards until it reached the Jiu, and there diverging southwards to Turnu Severin, and northwards to the Vulcan Pass.
His next novel was The Crater, or Vulcan's Peak (1847), in which he attempted to introduce supernatural machinery with indifferent success; and this was succeeded by Oak Openings and Jack Tier (1848), the latter a curious rifacimento 'of' The Red Rover; by The Sea Lions (1849); and finally by The Ways of the Hour (1850), another novel with a purpose, and his last book.
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Earth and the other planets are warming from the inside after Vulcan passed aphelion.
The tablets along with information booklets are being issued in advance of the planned restart of the pressurized water reactor at Vulcan.
T'Pol is everything you would expect of a Vulcan, with added sexiness.
Vulcan neck pinch sounds painful, but, if it might just work, worth a try...?
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The vulcan neck pinch sounds painful, but, if it might just work, worth a try...?
The spy is Vulcan Lt. Tuvok (Tim Russ), Janeway's Security Officer and good friend.
Spock and McCoy quickly cotton to the switcheroo, with Spock's Vulcan mind meld coming in handy yet again.
In the original series, Mister Spock was not just a Vulcan, he was half-Vulcan and half-human.
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Chapel cared for him during this time, preparing traditional Vulcan foods and staying by his side when her duties allowed.
Spock uses the Vulcan grip to stop an obnoxious kid who was playing his boom box too loud.
Captain Kirk, Spock and McCoy's vacation is cut short when a Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise to take it on a journey to discover the mysteries of the universe.
The Vulcan (who turns out to be a close relative of Spock) has embraced the emotional side of their early ancestors, instead of pure logic.
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He is also the science officer.Half-human, half-Vulcan, he self-identifies as Vulcan, and suppresses his human side.
Played by actor Leonard Nimoy, Spock possesses the Vulcan characteristics of pointed ears and upward-pointing eyebrows.
As a Vulcan, Mr. Spock has a few abilities that his human colleagues lack.
Paralyzing an opponent with a Vulcan nerve pinch is only one physical trick in his arsenal.
Although she nearly turned down the role of Sub-Commander T'Pol, she is recognized today largely for her role as the Vulcan first officer.
Her character received mixed reviews, initially, particularly because her uniforms were more Seven of Nine than Spock, but Blalock's cool portrayal of the logical Vulcan never rang false.
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In Star Trek, Spock's Vulcan ears are a nod to Elven origins and the mysteries of logic rather than magic.
His Vulcan logic often collided with human emotion to create an interesting dilemma for the entire crew.
Leonard Nimoy who played the logical half Vulcan, half human Science officer.
Sub Commander T'Pol was a member of Vulcan Science Authority assigned to monitor and assist the crew of the first Starship Enterprise on her maiden voyages.
The series, while not well-received by the fans during the initial run, became a cult favorite for many on DVD and in re-runs, particularly episodes dealing with Vulcan history and their disputes with the Andorians.
Tuvok, a Vulcan and security officer was also a plant in the Maquis.
Sub-Commander T'Pol was assigned by the Vulcan High Command to monitor and supervise the maiden voyages of Earth's fledgling Starfleet into space.
At the time of the series debut, Earth's primary ally was Vulcan.
Unfortunately, part of the mating ritual involves Spock suffering from a condition known as Pon farr, in which the male Vulcan must "mate or die."
Her best friend is Tuvok (Tim Russ), her Vulcan Security Officer, and she has a boyfriend back home, Mark, in whose care she left her pregnant dog.
Archer accepted the Vulcan officer T'Pol as a concession to the Vulcans when the Enterprise transported an injured Klingon home.
Tricked into believing that he has killed the captain, Spock loses all desire for the female Vulcan.