Usil

deity sky Etruscan single tradition · 4

Usil is the Etruscan sun god, equivalent to the Greek Helios and Roman Sol. The goddess Thesan is depicted with her arm around Usil’s back, suggesting a close relationship. A fourth century mirror shows him in conversation with Thesan and Nethuns.

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When

First attested: 700 BCE
Attested period: -700 – 2020
Historical notes: Depicted on a 4th-century mirror.

Relationships

allied with: Thesan, Nethuns
syncretized with: Helios, Sol
co occurs with: Tiur, Neθuns, Tec, Lvsl, Caθa, Fuflu, Selva, Leθns, Tluscv, Celsc, Cvl Alp, Vetisl, Cilensl, Tivs, Catha, Cautha, Eos, Aurora, Mater Matuta, Leucothea, Uni, Tinia

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Sources

wikipedia (4)

Source passages

“The Liber Lintaeus connects Thesan with the Etruscan sun god Usil, equivalent to the Greek Helios and Roman Sol. She has her arm around Usil’s back, implying a connection that Helios and Eos do not have. A fourth century mirror now shows her in conversation with both Usil and Nethuns”
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“Usil began appearing in Etruscan art starting in the late 6th century BCE. The Etruscans were expert bronze-workers, and many bronze sculptures and mirror engravings depicting Usil survive.”
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“This evidence, along with her placement on the Piacenza Liver over Usil, suggests that she may be the counterpart to the Roman Solis Filia; however Solis Filia does not have the underworld connection that Catha does.”
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