Voltumna
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Voltumna is a major Etruscan deity, often regarded as a supreme or central god associated with the political and religious unity of the Etruscan people.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan deity
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mythological figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Velthumna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veltumna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertumnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
political unity of the Etruscans
ⓘ
religious unity of the Etruscans ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Etruscan inscriptions
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ⓘ
Roman literary sources ⓘ |
| cultContinuity | partly absorbed into Roman religion ⓘ |
| cultStatus | major ⓘ |
| cultType | federal cult of the Etruscan cities ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | uncertain ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | symbol of Etruscan identity ⓘ |
| iconographyStatus | poorly understood ⓘ |
| influenced | Roman religious concept of Vertumnus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Etruscan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIdentifiedWith | Roman god Vertumnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Etruscan confederation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal sanctuary ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Etruscan League of Twelve Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingFunction | presided over federal assemblies at Fanum Voltumnae ⓘ |
| mythologyStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | symbol of confederate authority ⓘ |
| possibleAspect |
chthonic deity
ⓘ
vegetation and seasonal cycles ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
Central Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Etruscan state god ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | focus of common Etruscan rituals ⓘ |
| role |
central god of the Etruscan pantheon
ⓘ
supreme deity in Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | gender and original functions disputed ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical authors such as Livy ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
change and transformation
ⓘ
fate ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| worshipCenter | Fanum Voltumnae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipCenterOf | Etruscan League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Etruscans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.