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Nethuns

God of fresh water. Nethuns has been identified with Neptune, who was also originally a god of wells and springs, before the Roman god inherited th...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Laran

God of war. Laran was usually depicted as a youth armed with a helmet and a lance, and dressed in a cloak.

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Cautha

Sun god. Cautha or Catha was identified with the Roman sun god Sol, whom the Greeks called Helius. His symbol was a sun disk crown, and he was depi...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Aplu

A god of light and weather. Apulu or Aplu was often identified with the Greek god, Apollo. He was usually depicted wearing a laurel leaf, and parti...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Ani

God of passages. Ani was like the Etruscan version of the Latin god Janus, because he was similarly a two-faced god. Ani was also a sky god, dwelli...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Alpan

Alpan or Alpanu was an Underworld goddess. She was also the goddess of sexual love. She was sometimes depicted wearing a loose cloak and sandals, o...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Etruscan Deities

Other Deities Below is a list of other Etruscan deities. Etruscan Roman Attributes Aita Pluto ruler of the Underworld Atunis Adonis minor god Charo...

August 29th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Sangarius

The river god of the Sangarius River in Phrygia, northwest of Asia Minor. The river flowed through the valleys of Phrygia, out into the Black Sea. ...

September 7th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Priapus

The fertility god worshipped by the Greeks, Phrygians and the Romans. Priapus or Priapos was the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite. Priapus was the god...

September 7th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Nana

Nana was a daughter of the Phrygian river god, Sangarius. She was mainly known for her connection to the goddess Cybele. According to the legend, t...

September 7th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Attis

A Phrygian vegetation god. Attis was the son of Nana, daughter of the river god Sangarius. Nana fell pregnant when an almond dropped into her lap. ...

September 7th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe

Aphrodisias

A Carian fertility goddess. Aphrodisias was equivalent to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Her cult centre was in the city that was named...

September 7th, 2004

By Jimmy Joe