Home›Etruscan Deities›Veneration Status›Historically attested; no continuous cultBrowse ByHistorically attested; no continuous cultThis page groups deities by how actively they are still venerated today, from gods with a living cult to ones whose worship has died out entirely. Wikipedia defines veneration as "the practice of honoring people and articles of religious significance, for example, the veneration of saints and the veneration of relics." Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a deity that still receives offerings apart from one preserved only in historical study.FactsLearn MoreHistorically attested; no continuous cultSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsAttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedTheonyms appear in Etruscan inscriptions from the seventh century BCE. The language and the independent cult were absorbed into Roman Italy by the first century BCE, though Etruscan haruspices continued to be consulted at Rome for centuries after that. 2Veneration TodayWell-attestedNo continuous cult survives; the tradition was absorbed into Roman religion and ended with it. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe gods of the Etruscan cities of pre-Roman central Italy, reconstructed from inscriptions in a language only partly understood, from tomb painting and engraved mirrors, and from Roman writers who admired and borrowed Etruscan divinatory technique. Much of what survives concerns ritual discipline rather than myth. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDeities 1Learn MoreThe gods of the Etruscans This group gathers the deities of the Etruscans, the civilisation of pre-Roman central Italy whose language is only partly understood. Etruscan religion was known in antiquity for its elaborate divination, the reading of livers, lightning and bird-flight, and much of what survives comes through Roman writers who admired and borrowed it. The browser will find Tinia, the sky-god equivalent to Jupiter; Uni and Menrva, who with Tinia formed a triad the Romans echoed; the wine-god Fufluns; and the underworld figures of Etruscan tomb painting. The atlas notes that the pantheon is reconstructed from inscriptions, art and Roman testimony, and that Etruscan and Roman religion deeply influenced each other.Historically attested; no continuous cultFilter Results8 entriesInterpretatio OfAllAphrodite (1)Hades (1)Hera (1)Juno (1)Minerva (1)Neptune (1)Venus (1)HistoricityAllNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (8)TheologyAllPolytheistic: many gods (8)ArchetypeAllThe Creator (1)The Explorer (1)The Lover (1)The Magician (1)The Ruler (3)The Sage (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-700 (3)-300 (1)Worshipped InAllEtruscan Religion (8)Domain / FunctionAllBeauty (1)Craft, metalwork and smithing (1)Death (1)Divine messenger (1)Guide of the dead (1)Kingship and sovereignty (2)Love and desire (1)Marriage and the household (1)Motherhood (1)Rivers, lakes and springs (1)Sea and ocean (1)Sky (1)Storm and thunder (1)The underworld (1)Tutelary of a place or community (1)War and battle (1)Wisdom and counsel (1)GenderAllFemale (3)Male (5)PantheonAllEtruscan (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8AitaHistorically attested; no continuous cultMenrvaHistorically attested; no continuous cultNethunsHistorically attested; no continuous cultTiniaHistorically attested; no continuous cultTuranHistorically attested; no continuous cultTurmsHistorically attested; no continuous cultUniHistorically attested; no continuous cultVoltumnaHistorically attested; no continuous cultSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Religion of the Etruscanstier 1Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), University of Texas Press, 2006chs. 1-2View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.