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Turan

deity Etruscan single tradition · 4

Turan is the Etruscan goddess of love. She is depicted on a bronze mirror, draped in cloth and jewelry, observing Menrva handling a baby.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 300
Historical notes
Etruscan civilization flourished from the 7th century BCE to the 1st century CE.

Relationships

co occurs with
Recial, Tusna, Elcsntre, Uni, Zeus, Heracles, Hera, Hercle, Mean, Turms
allied with
Menrva, Leinth, Tinia, Thalna
syncretized with
Aphrodite, Venus
parent of
Turnu
consort of
Atunis, Laran
served by
Lasas

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Leinth
  2. Thalna
  3. Turan (mythology)
  4. Uni (mythology)

Source passages

“Turan, the goddess of love, stands to his left, draped in cloth and jewelry as she observes the goddess Menrva handling another baby.”

#27129 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“She appears in Etruscan art in the company of Turan, Tinia, and Menrva.”

#27151 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“must choose who is ‘the fairest’ between Menrva, Uni, and Turan (Aphrodite) to be the recipient of a gifted egg (golden apple) which had been presented at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Where Elcsntre could not easily choose between the three goddesses, they then resorted to bribing him.”

#27172 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Turan is one of the few Etruscan goddesses who has survived into Italian folklore from Romagna. Called "Turanna", she is said to be a fairy, a spirit of love and happiness, who helps lovers.”

#27315 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001