Turan
E815987
Turan is the Etruscan goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, often associated with the Greek Aphrodite.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Etruscan mirror engravings
ⓘ
Etruscan votive objects ⓘ Etruscan wall paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attribute |
seduction
ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| centerOfCult |
Gravisca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
nude or semi-nude woman
ⓘ
winged goddess ⓘ |
| domain |
beauty
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ love ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
bringer of prosperity
ⓘ
goddess of adornment ⓘ protectress of lovers ⓘ |
| iconographicMotif |
holding a mirror
ⓘ
standing on or near birds ⓘ wearing elaborate jewelry ⓘ |
| mythologicalSphere | Etruscan pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly related to Etruscan word for lord or mistress ⓘ |
| oftenAccompaniedBy |
Lasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
winged attendants ⓘ |
| pantheonPosition | major goddess in Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Greek Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
patroness of beauty
ⓘ
patroness of erotic desire ⓘ patroness of fertility ⓘ patroness of love ⓘ |
| symbol |
dove
ⓘ
mirror ⓘ myrtle ⓘ rose ⓘ swan ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCult | at least 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Etruscans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.