Thesan

In Etruscan Religion and mythology, Thesan is the Etruscan goddess of the dawn,[1][2] divination and childbirth. She is part of the Roman Aurora and Greek Eos.[3] In some places, she received gifts together with the sun god Usil .[2] She was especially worshipped at Caere and the city’s harbor Pyrgi.[2]

Thesan is seen with wings and sometimes naked.[1]

References
  1. The Etruscan World. Routledge. 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-67308-2.
  2. The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press. 2006. ISBN 0-292-78233-0.
  3. de Grummond, Nancy Thomson (2009). The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press. p. 60. ISBN 9780292782334.
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