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Etruscan myths / Larissa Bonfante and Judith Swaddling.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Legendary pastPublisher: [London : Published in co-operation with British Museum Press, 2006Edition: First University of Texas Press editionDescription: 80 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0714122386
  • 9780714122380
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 299.9294 22
LOC classification:
  • BL740 .B66 2006
Contents:
What do we know about Ertuscan myths? -- Notes on chronology and pronunciation of Etruscan names -- The Trojan War -- The Theban cycle -- The underworld -- Hercle, Theseus and other heroes -- Prophecy and the evil eye -- Blood for the dead -- The aftermath -- The Etruscan Pantheon -- Concordance of deities.
Summary: "The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy to western civilization. In antiquity they were known as a wealthy, luxury-loving people, fond of banqueting and music and deeply religious. They were highly literate, but their literature has not survived, so we turn to Etruscan art to tell us about their mythology and beliefs. Their plentiful, spontaneous art also tells us a great deal about their lives and about the importance of women in their aristocratic society. Most informative of their own distinctive and colorful beliefs are their interpretations of scenes from Greek mythology, reflecting the importance of goddesses and demons in their religion, as well as scenes of the human sacrifice they practiced. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the world of the Etruscans and their mythology and is plentifully illustrated from the vast collection of the British Museum and other international museums."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 79) and index.

What do we know about Ertuscan myths? -- Notes on chronology and pronunciation of Etruscan names -- The Trojan War -- The Theban cycle -- The underworld -- Hercle, Theseus and other heroes -- Prophecy and the evil eye -- Blood for the dead -- The aftermath -- The Etruscan Pantheon -- Concordance of deities.

"The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy to western civilization. In antiquity they were known as a wealthy, luxury-loving people, fond of banqueting and music and deeply religious. They were highly literate, but their literature has not survived, so we turn to Etruscan art to tell us about their mythology and beliefs. Their plentiful, spontaneous art also tells us a great deal about their lives and about the importance of women in their aristocratic society. Most informative of their own distinctive and colorful beliefs are their interpretations of scenes from Greek mythology, reflecting the importance of goddesses and demons in their religion, as well as scenes of the human sacrifice they practiced. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the world of the Etruscans and their mythology and is plentifully illustrated from the vast collection of the British Museum and other international museums."--Publisher description.

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