Alpanu
Alpanu (also as Alpan or Alpnu) is an Etruscan deity who had characteristics of both a love goddess and an underworld deity. The Etruscan formula alpan turce is equivalent to libens dedit, "gave freely or willingly," in Latin.
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When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 0
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Libitina
Sources
Source passages
“Venus Lubentina or Libitina may result from an identification with the Etruscan Alpanu (also as Alpan or Alpnu) who had characteristics of both a love goddess and an underworld deity. The Etruscan formula alpan turce is equivalent to libens dedit, "gave freely or willingly," in Latin.”
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“Alpanu sometimes spelt Alpnu or Alpan was an Etruscan goddess of the underworld and perhaps of sexual love as well. Her name appears on the Piacenza Liver, and it appears on seven mirrors mainly in love scenes as well.”
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