Etruscan Myths

Name: Etruscan Myths
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ISBN: 9780292706064

ISBN-10: 0292706065

ISBN-13: 9780292706064

Edition: 2006

Authors: Larissa Bonfante, Judith Swaddling

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The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy to western civilization. In antiquity they were known as a wealthy, luxury-loving people, fond of banqueting and music and deeply religious. They were highly literate, but their literature has not survived, so we turn to Etruscan art to tell us about their mythology and beliefs. Their plentiful, spontaneous art also tells us a great deal about their lives and about the importance of women in their aristocratic society. Most informative of…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 6/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English



What do we know about Etruscan myths?


Notes on chronology and pronunciation of Etruscan names


The Trojan War


The Theban Cycle


The Underworld


Hercle, Theseus and other heroes


Prophecy and the Evil Eye


Blood for the Dead


The Aftermath


The Etruscan Pantheon


Concordance of deities


Suggestions for further reading


Picture credits


Index