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    Alpan Ani Aplu Cautha Laran Menrva Nethuns Nortia Summamus Thalna Thesan Tin Turan Turms Uni Voltumna
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Tin

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 triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. They shared a temple at the Capitol.

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Tin, Tinia, Tinis, Tina (Etruscan).
Zeus (Greek).
Jupiter (Roman).

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Etruscan Deities:

  • • Alpan
  • • Ani
  • • Aplu
  • • Cautha
  • • Laran
  • • Menrva
  • • Nethuns
  • • Nortia
  • • Summamus
  • • Thalna
  • • Thesan
  • • Tin
  • • Turan
  • • Turms
  • • Uni
  • • Voltumna
Summamus

Summamus

Storm god. Like the sky god Tin, Summamus wielded thunderbolts and lightning. He had a sanctuary at Rome.

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Etruscan Deities

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 Charontes Charon? demon Charun Charon Underworld gatekeeper, demon Ethauswa Eileithyia goddess of childbi...

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Uni

Uni

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...

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Thalna

Thalna

Goddess of childbirth. Thalna was associated with the sky god, Tin. She was always depicted as a young woman.

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Taranis

Taranis

Since Taranis' name means "Thunderer", Taranis was identified with the Germanic god Donar and with the Roman god Jupiter. His name suggests that he was the god of rain, storm and thunder. His symbol was the spoke wheel. Taranis was one of three go...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Taranis

Taranis

Taranis: The Forgotten Male Triad of the Celts Taranis may have been one of the most important and widely worshipped deities in Bronze Age Europe. However, no myths about Taranis have survived to the present day. What do we actually know about thi...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Tiwaz

Tiwaz

Tiwaz was one of the earliest known Germanic gods. Tiwaz was the chief sky god and the god of war. Tiwaz was later identified with the Norse god Tyr, and the Roman god of war, Mars. Like the later Norse myths, Tiwaz was a one-handed god who lost h...

October 10th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Turms

Turms

Like the Greek god Hermes and the Roman god Mercury, Turms was the messenger of the gods and the conductor of the souls of the dead to the Underworld. Like his Greek counterpart, he also wore a cloak and a pair of winged sandals, as well as carrie...

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Ani

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, dwelling in the highest heaven.

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Voltumna

Voltumna

God of vegetation. Voltumna was identified with the Roman god Vertumnus. Voltumna was also a tutelary deity of the Volsinii, and the god had a temple at Bolsena dedicated to him.

August 29th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
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