Usil
E815992
Usil is the Etruscan sun god, often associated with light, dawn, and the daily journey of the sun across the sky.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan deity
ⓘ
solar deity ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Etruscan bronze mirrors
ⓘ
Etruscan engraved gems ⓘ Etruscan wall paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
daily journey of the sun
ⓘ
dawn ⓘ light ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Etruscan iconography
ⓘ
Etruscan inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Etruscan gods
ⓘ
solar gods in ancient Mediterranean religions ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | drives the sun across the sky ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs | youthful male figure ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
radiant halo
ⓘ
rays of light ⓘ |
| domain | sun ⓘ |
| equivalentInGreekMythology |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInRomanMythology | Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
bringer of daylight
ⓘ
marker of time and cycles ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
holding a sun disk
ⓘ
holding a torch ⓘ rising between mountains ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Greek solar cults ⓘ |
| mythologicalSphere | celestial phenomena ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Etruscan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | chthonic deities (conceptual contrast) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | solar chariot motif ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | object of cult and veneration ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Etruscan mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | sun god ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
order of the cosmos
ⓘ
renewal ⓘ vitality ⓘ |
| timeOfDayAssociation |
daytime
ⓘ
sunrise ⓘ |
| widerCategory |
Indo-European solar gods (comparative category)
ⓘ
deities of light ⓘ sky deities ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Etruscans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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