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, dwelling in the highest heaven.
Ani (Etruscan).
Janus (Roman).
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Roman god of passage, gates and doorways. Janus was also the god of agriculture, particularly sowing time. Janus was one of the earliest deities worshipped at the time of Romulus. Janus was depicted as a god with two faces, facing opposite directi...
Goddess of love and marriage. Uni was the consort of the sky god Tin. Uni was identified with the Roman goddess Juno, as well as with Thalna. Uni was linked with the region of Perugia. Together with Tin and Menrva, they formed the supreme triad of...
Other Deities Below is a list of other Etruscan deities. Etruscan Roman Attributes Aita Pluto ruler of the Underworld Atunis Adonis minor god Charontes Charon? demon Charun Charon Underworld gatekeeper, demon Ethauswa Eileithyia goddess of childbi...
For Agdistis, see Cybele in the Mother Goddesses.
Isimud, also known as Usmu in Akkadian legends, was a Mesopotamian god. In Sumerian mythology, Isimud the “two-faced god” was a sukkal of the god Enki. Isimud originally made his debut in the Mesopotamian myth of “Enki and Inanna”, where he’s depi...
Personification of fate or necessity. See Moerae (Fates) and the Orphic Adrasteia.
Sky god. Tin or Tinia was identified with both the Roman Jupiter and the Greek Zeus, and he wielded thunderbolts. His consort was Uni, and they formed, along with the goddess Menrva, the supreme triad of the Etruscan pantheon, just like the Roman ...
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, otherwise she was naked. She was also usually seen bedecked with jewelry.
Goddess of fate. Nortia has been identified with the Greek goddess of luck, Tyche. Nortia had a sanctuary at Volsini. Her symbol was a large nail. Such a nail was used to hammer into a block of wood, on New Years Day.
A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that Danu and Ana were separate entities, even though both are mother goddesses. Danu was a widely worsh...