Tages
deity intermediate Etruscan single tradition · 1
Tages is a monstrous childlike figure gifted with the knowledge and prescience of an ancient sage. He is one of two mythological figures set by the Etruscans as presiding over the writing of their sacred books. His teachings were delivered through speeches or lectures and were formalized in Etruscan sacred texts.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -100
- Historical notes
- Known through commentaries by Roman authors of the late first century BCE; part of Etruscan sacred book tradition from eighth through first centuries BCE.
Relationships
- allied with
- Vegoia
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Two mythological figures have been set by the Etruscans as presiding over the writing of their sacred books: Vegoia, the subject of this article, and Tages, a monstrous childlike figure gifted with the knowledge and prescience of an ancient sage.”
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