Is Vulcan a myth about fire in western mythology?

Vulcan is one of the gods in folk beliefs. The most famous Vulcan in Chinese folk beliefs and legends is Zhu Rong. All ethnic groups in China have the custom of offering sacrifices to Vulcan. Because of different regions and different historical cultures, they have different understandings and interpretations of Vulcan. Zhu Rong, whose real name is Li for short, is also known as Li. According to legend, when I was at home, I served as a fire official in Xiongjia (now Xinzheng) market, which can show the light of heaven and earth, grow soft grains and trees, and transform them with fire for the benefit of the people. Di Ku's name was Zhu Rong, and later generations honored him as Vulcan. Some people say that Zhu Rong is Huang San, one of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times.

Greek mythology In Greek mythology, Vulcan is hephaestus, one of the twelve main gods of Greece, and the famous Roman Vulcan is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the ugliest god and lame, but he married the most beautiful goddess Aphrodite. He is the blacksmith of Vulcan and the gods. He has high skill and made many famous weapons, tools and works of art ... Apollo's Japanese cars, eros's golden arrows and silver arrows were all cast by him.

Legend of Vulcan platform

Legend has it that in primitive society, after Zhuan Xu, Di Ku was the leader of the Shang-Lu tribal alliance. Di Ku saw that the Shang people had no fire, so he asked his son Kan Bo to be the "fire officer" here. Quiber did his duty and tried to put out the fire. After his death, people built a fire temple (or Kuiba Temple) on the earthen platform where he stored the fire, which was later called Vulcan Platform. Wei Xiao was originally a "fire strategy", why did he become a Prometheus-style fire thief hero? Another local legend goes like this: Kui Bo turned out to be the "Vulcan" in the sky. He violated heaven and secretly scattered fire on the earth, and the Emperor of Heaven wanted to demote him to the earth for the people. When Quiber was about to fall from the sky, he secretly hid the fire in his body and brought it to the world. Before long, the Emperor of Heaven knew about Wei Xiao's stealing fire, so the Emperor of Heaven flooded the human kindling and punished Wei Xiao.

The flood on the ground is like a wild animal, scaring people to flee everywhere. In order to preserve the fire, Kuibo built a high platform and shed to shelter from the rain, and stayed alone on the high platform to guard the fire. After the flood receded, when people came back from all directions, the fire on the high platform was still burning, but Bob starved to death nearby. This mythical Queba is a Prometheus-style fire thief hero in the East.

The Legend of Vulcan Zhu Rong

Zhu Rong is a Vulcan who has been widely sacrificed in China for a long time. According to Milo's History of the Road? In the eighth volume of Qian Ji, I said, "I would like to recite my surname, and I said I wish you happiness because I wish Rong's ... Chi Di, so later the fire officials thought it was a so-called historical record? Chu family: "emphasizing Lebanon is a great achievement of living in the fire, and it can be integrated into the world." Di Ku is called' Zhu Rong'. " Legend has it that Zhu Rong is not only an expert in fire management, but also discovered the method of tapping stones to make fire and invented the fire attack method.

Originally named Li, Zhu Rong is said to have been born in the clan society and is the son of a clan leader. Li has been particularly fond of fire since he was a child. At that time, Suiren had just invented drilling for fire, and people lacked the knowledge of preserving and using fire. On one occasion, he had a long-distance clan migration with his father. Because it is inconvenient to walk with flames, he only brought stones and drilled wood to make a fire. At night, everyone is going to use fire, but Li can't get it out. He was so angry that he threw the stone for the fire up the mountain, only to find that it fell and splashed a few sparks. Clever Li saw a brainwave and immediately came up with a new way to make a fire. He picked the dried reed flower, knocked it with two sharp stones several times, and the sparks splashed on the reed flower, then blew it gently and gave off a flame. This is the way to strike a stone to make a fire later. So at that time, the Yellow Emperor named him Zhu Rong as a fire official.

The legend of fire attack tactics was also first invented by Zhu Rong. At that time, there was a clan in the south, headed by Chiyou, who often invaded the Central Plains. Zhu Rong was ordered to crusade. There are many human-gods, which are very powerful. Zhu Rong ordered his men to light torches and explode. As soon as Chiyou arrived, he set fire to Chiyou's team and fled in a hurry. They pursued them and finally defeated Chiyou, making great contributions. To this end, the Yellow Emperor rewarded him and ordered him to take charge of the fire on earth and guard Nanshan.

The legend of Zhu Rong, the Vulcan, is full of myth, but it reflects a kind of hope for fire, hoping that Vulcan can bring more light and happiness to people, drive away evil and avoid disaster. However, it is useless to worship God and Buddha in order to really prevent fires and avoid the harm they bring to human beings. Only by relying on science and human wisdom can we defeat fire.

Legend of torch festival

June 24th of the lunar calendar is a traditional festival of the Yi people-Torch Festival.

Whenever night falls, countless torches reflect the night sky and people's smiling faces, from Shilin to Dieshui, from Guishan to Changhu. Passionate singing and sonorous lyre are intertwined, and the hut is immersed in the joy of the festival. ...

There is such a magical and touching legend about the Torch Festival.

In ancient times, there was a castle on a high mountain. There lived a baker in the castle. He has a pair of mouse eyes, broom eyebrows and a silver carp mouth. With his pointed chin and thin face covered with pockmarks, people nicknamed him "the black devil". This "black evil spirit" has done many evils, raising a large number of servants and thugs under his command, brutally ruling and squeezing the Yi people. He invented all kinds of excuses, levied exorbitant taxes, paid him per capita tax when he gave birth, paid mountain rent when he went hunting in the mountains, and collected fishing donations when he went fishing in the river ... All kinds of exorbitant taxes made the people really breathless. In order to resist the cruel rule of this "evil god", people held many uprisings, but the Tusi Castle was strong and difficult to attack, and many people were arrested and starved to death.

There was a clever and capable shepherd, his name was Zaka, and he came up with a way to outwit the toast castle. He secretly contacted the poor people in Jiujiuzhai, and decided to keep all the sheep in the stable from June 17, and only feed water every day, without forage, and starve for seven days and seven nights. At night, the rebels rushed to make shuttle marks, cut bamboo sticks, sharpen machetes and axes, and tie torches to the horns of each goat. Everyone agreed to revolt on the evening of June 24th. That night, the moon had not yet appeared, and the breeze was blowing gently in the mountains, only to hear a horn sounded, taking the first "Torch Mother" as the number. At this time, all the insurgents immediately opened the door of the stable, lit thousands of torches tied to the horns, and drove the sheep to attack the castle of the Dark Lord.

Countless sheep have been hungry, so they rushed up the mountain by the fire and ate leaves and grass. Zaka led the uprising people and bravely rushed to the castle. The drums and shouts of killing shook the world. The "Dark Lord" hurried to the castle, only to see the mountains and plains become a sea of fire, and people who surrounded the castle from all directions had begun to attack the city gate. The "dark evil god" ordered the servants and thugs to guard the city gate, but he quietly got into the hole and prepared to escape. At this time, all the uprising troops have breached the castle and swarmed in. People look everywhere, but they can't find the "black evil spirit". Later, Zaka arrested the housekeeper for questioning. Fearing death, the big housekeeper knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and led Zaka and his party to the hole where the toast was hiding.

Zaka asked the housekeeper to go down to the cave first and let the "black devil" come out to surrender. This usually cruel housekeeper was scared out of her wits and collapsed to the ground, never to get up again. Everyone was looking around. Suddenly, a dagger flew out of the hole. Zaka was agile, waving a machete and shooting down the dagger.

When Zaka and others saw that the "Black Evil God" could not survive or die, they decided to burn him with torches. So at one command, thousands of torches immediately piled up into a hill around the mouth of the cave, only to see the raging fire burning more and more brightly. In a short time, the earth was also burned red, and the evil toast "Black Evil God" was buried in the torches. In order to commemorate the victory in the struggle against tyranny, June 24th of the lunar calendar was designated as "Torch Festival".

Countless sheep have been hungry, so they rushed up the mountain by the fire and ate leaves and grass. Zaka led the uprising people and bravely rushed to the castle. The drums and shouts of killing shook the world. The "Dark Lord" hurried to the castle, only to see the mountains and plains become a sea of fire, and people who surrounded the castle from all directions had begun to attack the city gate. The "dark evil god" ordered the servants and thugs to guard the city gate, but he quietly got into the hole and prepared to escape. At this time, all the uprising troops have breached the castle and swarmed in. People look everywhere, but they can't find the "black evil spirit". Later, Zaka arrested the housekeeper for questioning. Fearing death, the big housekeeper knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and led Zaka and his party to the hole where the toast was hiding.

Zaka asked the housekeeper to go down to the cave first and let the "black devil" come out to surrender. This usually cruel housekeeper was scared out of her wits and collapsed to the ground, never to get up again. Everyone was looking around. Suddenly, a dagger flew out of the hole. Zaka was agile, waving a machete and shooting down the dagger.

When Zaka and others saw that the "Black Evil God" could not survive or die, they decided to burn him with torches. So at one command, thousands of torches immediately piled up into a hill around the mouth of the cave, only to see the raging fire burning more and more brightly. In a short time, the earth was also burned red, and the evil toast "Black Evil God" was buried in the torches. In order to commemorate the victory in the struggle against tyranny, June 24th of the lunar calendar was designated as "Torch Festival".