Vulcan T-Shirt | The Forge meets the Rocket

Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the forge, the counterpart of the Greek Hephaestus. He was the smith of the gods, hammering out thunderbolts for Jupiter and armor for heroes, and his workshop was said to lie beneath volcanoes, which take their name from him. His festival, the Volcanalia, was held each August, when Romans asked him to spare their city and granaries from fire.

The illustration opens up the mountain. In a glowing cavern at its base, a bearded smith in a leather apron swings a hammer onto an anvil, throwing out a fountain of sparks. Above him the volcano erupts, and out of its fiery crater a rocket roars into the night sky.

Fire, metal, and hammer blows: the same craft that made the first tools still builds the machines that leave the planet.

Choose your shirt

• Heavyweight: Comfort Colors 1717, 6.1 oz (206 g/m²) ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed for a soft, lived-in feel. Relaxed unisex fit; size down for a closer fit.
• Classic: Gildan 5000, 5.3 oz (180 g/m²) 100% cotton. Regular unisex fit. The same print, for less.

Printed to order: in the EU (Riga) for European orders, in the US for American ones.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.