This is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. It is a partial list of the names in the list of Etruscan mythological figures.

Names

Greek nameEtruscan nameNotes
AchillesAchle, Achile[1]Legendary hero of the Trojan War
ActaeonAtaiun[2]
AdmetusAtmite[3]
AdonisAtunis[3]
AgamemnonAchmemrun[1]Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece
AitolosEtuleConfused with his brother, Epeios, who built the Trojan horse[4]
Ajax, son of Telamon
Ajax, son of Oileus		Aivas Tlamunus, Aivas Vilatesalso Eivas or Evas[5]
AmphiarausHamphiare, Amphare[6]Legendary seer
AmycusAmuce, Amuche, Amuke [2]The Greek legendary figure of the Argonauts myth
AsklepiosEsplace[4]Legendary healer
AtlasAril[2]
CapaneusCapne, Kapne[3]
CastorCastur[3]
DaidalosTaitle[7]
Dios Kouroi ("sons of Zeus")Tinas cliniar, "sons of Tina"Designating the twins[8]
ElpenorVelparun[9]
EteoclesEvtucle, [Ev]thucle[4]
HeraklesHercle, Hercele, Herecele, Herkle, Hrcle[6]
IcarusVikare[10]Son of Taitle
IolaosVile, Vilae[9]Nephew of Hercle
JasonEasun, Heasun, Heiasun
KallinikosCalaniceGreek name of Hercle[3]
LynceusLunc, Lnche[11]
MeleagerMeleacr[12]
MenelausMenleThe hero of Trojan War fame[12]
NestorNestur[13]
OdysseusUthste
OrpheusUrphe[1]
OrestesUrusthe[1]The Homeric legendary character
PalamedesPalmithe, Talmithe[13]
PatroclusPatrucle[13]
PeleusPele[13]
PerseusPerse, Pherse[14]
PhaonPhaun, Faun, Phamu[14]
PhoinixPhuinisThe friend of Peleus[14]
PrometheusPrumathe[15]
Polydeuces (Pollux)Pultuce, Pulutuce, Pulutuke, Pultuke[15]One of the mythological twins
RhadamanthysRathmtrthe Greek mythological character, judge of the dead.[15]
SisyphusSispe, Sisphe[16]The legendary king
TelamonTelmun, Tlamun, Talmun, Tlamu[7]A legendary Argonaut
TeucerTechrsThe Trojan War hero[7]
TheseusThese
TiresiasTeriasals, TeriasaLegendary blind prophet[7]
TyndareusTuntle[17]
TydeusTute[17]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Bonfantes (2002), page 192.
  2. 1 2 3 The Bonfantes (2002), page 194.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 The Bonfantes (2002), page 195.
  4. 1 2 3 The Bonfantes (2002), page 198.
  5. ↑ The Bonfantes (2002), page 193.
  6. 1 2 The Bonfantes (2002) page 199.
  7. 1 2 3 4 The Bonfantes (2002), page 206.
  8. ↑ Swaddling and Bonafante (2006) page 78.
  9. 1 2 The Bonfantes (2002), page 210.
  10. ↑ Swaddling & Bonfante page 42.
  11. ↑ The Bonfantes (2002), page 200.
  12. 1 2 The Bonfantes (2002), page 201.
  13. 1 2 3 4 The Bonfantes (2002), page 202.
  14. 1 2 3 The Bonfantes (2002), page 203.
  15. 1 2 3 The Bonfantes (2002) page 204.
  16. ↑ The Bonfantes (2002), page 205.
  17. 1 2 The Bonfantes (2002), page 208.

References

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  • Thulin, Carl (1906). Die Götter des Martianus Capella und der Bronzeleber von Piacenza. Alfred Töpelmann. A German-language book, downloadable from Google Books.
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