Vegoia
deity earth Etruscan single tradition · 1
Vegoia is a sibyl, prophet, or nymph within the Etruscan religious framework. She is identified as the author of parts of the Etruscan sacred books, detailing religiously correct methods of founding cities and shrines, draining fields, formulating laws and ordinances, measuring space and dividing time. She initiated the Etruscan people to the arts, originating the rules and rituals of land marking, and presiding over the observance, respect, and preservation of boundaries.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -100
- Historical notes
- Etruscan civilization flourished from approximately 8th to 1st century BCE.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“one may suspect that the legend of Egeria is related to Vegoia...Sacred books also were associated with beneficial water, which also would have been linked to Vegoia.”
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