Why is the planet Vulcan called Vulcan?
So apparently there's this whole thing in Discovery where the planet is now called Ni'Var, but shockingly I don't care in the slightest.
Today I learned that during production of TOS they were considering "Vulcanis." I did know about the sporadic use of "Vulcanian" to reference a resident of the planet.
I've known about the star being called 40 Eridani A for a long time.
Granted, it does seem silly to use a name from Earth mythology for such a prominent planet. And why Vulcan, a god of war?
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