Talk:Telchines

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[edit] Etymology of Telchines

The name "Telchines' has the same root with name "Tarcon", a god of Anatolia.

Other names with same root are :

- Tarhuntassa, probably, southwest of Iconium (modern Konya), in central Asia Minor, capital of a Hittite state.

- Tyrrhenians (or Tyrrheni), a people lived in Asia Minor, who migrated to Etruria (according to ancient historian Herodotus).

- Tarcynia (or Tarcunia) city of Etruria, in Italy.

--IonnKorr 18:47, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Is there a connection between the Telchines (Telkhines) and the term, telekinesis?

-no, because Telekinesis is from "tele", meaning 'far' and "kinesis" meaning movement. - a native Greek speaker :)