List of Etruscan names for Greek heroes explained
This is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. It is a partial list of the names in the list of Etruscan mythological figures.
Names
Greek name | Etruscan name | Notes |
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| Achle, Achile[1] | Legendary hero of the Trojan War |
| Ataiun | |
| Atmite[2] | |
| Atunis | |
| Achmemrun | Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece |
Aitolos | Etule | Confused with his brother, Epeios, who built the Trojan horse |
| | also Eivas or Evas[3] |
| Hamphiare, Amphare[4] | Legendary seer |
| Amuce, Amuche, Amuke [5] | The Greek legendary figure of the Argonauts myth |
| Esplace[6] | Legendary healer |
| Aril | |
| Capne, Kapne | |
| Castur | |
| Taitle[7] | |
| Tinas cliniar, "sons of Tina" | Designating the twins[8] |
| Velparun[9] | |
| Evtucle, [Ev]thucle | |
| Hercle, Hercele, Herecele, Herkle, Hrcle | |
| Vikare[10] | Son of Taitle |
| Vile, Vilae | Nephew of Hercle |
| Easun, Heasun, Heiasun | |
Kallinikos | Calanice | Greek name of Hercle |
| Lunc, Lnche[11] | |
| Meleacr[12] | |
| Menle | The hero of Trojan War fame |
| Nestur[13] | |
| Uthste | |
| Urphe | |
| Urusthe | The Homeric legendary character |
| Palmithe, Talmithe | |
| Patrucle | |
| Pele | |
| Perse, Pherse[14] | |
| Phaun, Faun, Phamu | |
| Phuinis | The friend of Peleus |
| Prumathe[15] | |
| Pultuce, Pulutuce, Pulutuke, Pultuke | One of the mythological twins |
Rhadamanthys | Rathmtr | the Greek mythological character, judge of the dead. |
| Sispe, Sisphe[16] | The legendary king |
| Telmun, Tlamun, Talmun, Tlamu | A legendary Argonaut |
| Techrs | The Trojan War hero |
| These | |
| Teriasals, Teriasa | Legendary blind prophet |
| Tuntle[17] | |
| Tute | | |
See also
References
- Book: Bonfante, Giuliano
. Giuliano Bonfante . Bonfante, Larissa . Larissa Bonfante . The Etruscan Language: an Introduction . Manchester . University of Manchester Press . 2002 . 0-7190-5540-7 . Preview available on Google Books.
- Book: De Grummond . Nancy Thomson . 2006 . Etruscan Mythology, Sacred History and Legend: An Introduction . University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology . 1-931707-86-3. Preview available on Google Books.
- Book: Dennis, George . George Dennis (explorer) . The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria . 1848 . John Murray . London. Available in the Gazetteer of Bill Thayer's Website at https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Periods/Roman/Archaic/Etruscan/_Texts/DENETR*/home.html
- Book: Leland, Charles Godfrey . Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition . 1892 . T. Fisher Unwin . London. Downloadable Google Books, online at http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/err/index.htm.
- Book: Pallottino, M.. Massimo Pallottino . The Etruscans. London. Penguin Books. 1975.
- Book: Richardson, Emeline Hill . Emeline Hill Richardson . The Etruscans: Their Art and Civilization . registration . . . 1964. 1976. 0-226-71234-6.
- Book: Swaddling, Judith . Bonfante, Larissa . amp. Etruscan Myths . 2006 . University of Texas Press . 0-292-70606-5. Preview Google Books.
- Book: Thulin, Carl . Die Götter des Martianus Capella und der Bronzeleber von Piacenza . 1906 . Alfred Töpelmann. A German-language book, downloadable from Google Books.
Notes and References
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 192.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 195.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 193.
- The Bonfantes (2002) page 199.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 194.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 198.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 206.
- Swaddling and Bonafante (2006) page 78.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 210.
- Swaddling & Bonfante page 42.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 200.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 201.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 202.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 203.
- The Bonfantes (2002) page 204.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 205.
- The Bonfantes (2002), page 208.