Tinia

deity sky Etruscan single tradition · 11

Tinia is an Etruscan god, identified with the Roman god Jupiter. Turms is portrayed as a messenger of the gods, particularly Tinia.

↻ synthesized from 11 sources

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 2020
Historical notes
Etruscan civilization flourished from the 7th century BCE to the 1st century CE.

Relationships

serves
Turms
manifests as
Jupiter
parent of
Apulu, Artume, Menerva, Menrva, Hercle
syncretized with
Zeus, Jupiter
consort of
Uni
allied with
Menrva, Thalna, Turan, Uni

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Sources

Source passages

“He is portrayed as a messenger of the gods, particularly Tinia (Jupiter), although he is also thought to be ‘at the service’ (ministerium) of other deities.”

#14694 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“As with Greek art depictions, Thesan is depicted in bronze mirrors entreating upon Tinia along with Thethis (=Thetis) to spare the lives of their sons, Memnun and Achle respectively. The goddesses were him to affect the destiny of their sons in their battle against each other.”

#16238 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“He's mentioned as son of Tinia and Semla, brother of Fufluns and twin brother of Aritimi.”

#16366 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“circumference: tin[ia] /cil/en tin[ia]/θvf[vlθas]”

#20206 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The sky-god Tinia was believed to require their consent to cast the thunderbolt that announced disasters.”

#26112 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001