List of Etruscan names for Greek heroes
This article is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. It is a partial list of the names given under List of Etruscan mythological figures, with the Greek name placed first.
- Achilles
- Achle, Achile. Legendary hero of the Trojan War.[1]
- Agamemnon
- Achmemrun. Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece.[1]
- Ajax, son of Telamon and Ajax, son of Oileus
- Aivas Tlamunus, Aivas Vilates; also Eivas or Evas.[2]
- Amycus
- Amuce, Amuche, Amuke. The Greek legendary figure of the Argonauts myth.[3]
- Atlas
- Aril.[3]
- Actaeon
- Ataiun.[3]
- Admetus
- Atmite.[4]
- Adonis
- Atunis.[4]
- Kallinikos
- Calanice. Greek name of Hercle.[4]
- Capaneus
- Capne, Kapne.[4]
- Castor
- Castur.[4]
- Jason
- Easun, Heasun, Heiasun.
- Asklepios
- Esplace. Legendary healer,[5]
- Aitolos
- Etule. Confused with his brother, Epeios, who built the Trojan horse.[5]
- Eteocles
- Evtucle, [Ev]thucle.[5]
- Amphiaraus
- Hamphiare, Amphare. Legendary seer.[6]
- Hercle, Hercele, Herecele, Herkle, Hrcle
- Etruscan form of the legendary hero known to the Greeks as Hēraklēs and the Romans as Hercules.[6]
- Lynceus
- Lunc, Lnche.[7]
- Meleager
- Meleacr.[8]
- Menelaus
- Menle. The hero of Trojan War fame.[8]
- Nestor
- Nestur.[9]
- Palamedes
- Palmithe, Talmithe.[9]
- Patroclus
- Patrucle.[9]
- Peleus
- Pele.[9]
- Perseus
- Perse, Pherse.[10]
- Phaon
- Phaun, Faun, Phamu.[10]
- Phoinix
- Phuinis. The friend of Peleus.[10]
- Prometheus
- Prumathe.[11]
- Pollux
- Pultuce, Pulutuce, Pulutuke, Pultuke. One of the mythological twins.[11]
- Sisyphus
- Sispe, Sisphe. The legendary king.[12]
- Daedalus
- Taitle.[13]
- Teucer
- Techrs. The Trojan War hero.[13]
- Telamon
- Telmun, Tlamun, Talmun, Tlamu. A legendary Argonaut.[13]
- Tiresias
- Teriasals, Teriasa. Legendary blind prophet.[13]
- Theseus
- These.
- Dioscuri
- Tinas cliniar, "sons of Tina", designating the twins.[14]
- Tyndareus
- Tuntle.[15]
- Tydeus
- Tute.[15]
- Orpheus
- Urphe.[1]
- Orestes
- Urusthe. The homeric legendary character.[1]
- Odysseus
- Uthste
- Elpenor
- Velparun.[16]
- Icarus
- Vikare. Son of Taitle.[17]
- Iolaos
- Vile, Vilae. Nephew of Hercle.[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 192.
- ^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 193.
- ^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 194.
- ^ a b c d e The Bonfantes (2002), page 195.
- ^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 198.
- ^ a b The Bonfantes (2002) page 199.
- ^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 200.
- ^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 201.
- ^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 202.
- ^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 203.
- ^ a b The Bonfantes (2002) page 204.
- ^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 205.
- ^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 206.
- ^ Swaddling and Bonafante (2006) page 78.
- ^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 208.
- ^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 210.
- ^ Swaddling & Bonfante page 42.
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- De Grummond, Nancy Thomson (2006). Etruscan Mythology, Sacred History and Legend: An Introduction. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology. ISBN 1931707863. Preview available on Google Books.
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- Leland, Charles Godfrey (1892). Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Downloadable Google Books, online at [2].
- Pallottino, M. (1975). The Etruscans. London: Penguin Books.
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- Thulin, Carl (1906). Die Götter des Martianus Capella und der Bronzeleber von Piacenza. Alfred Töpelmann. A German-language book, downloadable from Google Books.