List of Etruscan names for Greek heroes
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 name
Etruscan name
Notes
Achilles
Achle, Achile[1]
Legendary hero of the Trojan War
Actaeon
Ataiun[2]
Admetus
Atmite[3]
Adonis
Atunis[3]
Agamemnon
Achmemrun[1]
Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece
Aitolos
Etule
Confused with his brother, Epeios , who built the Trojan horse [4]
Ajax, son of Telamon Ajax, son of Oileus
Aivas Tlamunus , Aivas Vilates
also Eivas or Evas [5]
Amphiaraus
Hamphiare, Amphare[6]
Legendary seer
Amycus
Amuce, Amuche, Amuke [2]
The Greek legendary figure of the Argonauts myth
Asklepios
Esplace[4]
Legendary healer
Atlas
Aril[2]
Capaneus
Capne, Kapne[3]
Castor
Castur[3]
Daidalos
Taitle[7]
Dios Kouroi ("sons of Zeus")
Tinas cliniar, "sons of Tina"
Designating the twins[8]
Elpenor
Velparun[9]
Eteocles
Evtucle, [Ev]thucle[4]
Herakles
Hercle , Hercele, Herecele, Herkle, Hrcle[6]
Icarus
Vikare[10]
Son of Taitle
Iolaos
Vile, Vilae[9]
Nephew of Hercle
Jason
Easun, Heasun, Heiasun
Kallinikos
Calanice
Greek name of Hercle[3]
Lynceus
Lunc, Lnche[11]
Meleager
Meleacr[12]
Menelaus
Menle
The hero of Trojan War fame[12]
Nestor
Nestur[13]
Odysseus
Uthste
Orpheus
Urphe[1]
Orestes
Urusthe[1]
The Homeric legendary character
Palamedes
Palmithe, Talmithe[13]
Patroclus
Patrucle[13]
Peleus
Pele[13]
Perseus
Perse, Pherse[14]
Phaon
Phaun, Faun, Phamu[14]
Phoinix
Phuinis
The friend of Peleus [14]
Prometheus
Prumathe[15]
Polydeuces (Pollux)
Pultuce, Pulutuce, Pulutuke, Pultuke[15]
One of the mythological twins
Rhadamanthys
Rathmtr
the Greek mythological character, judge of the dead.[15]
Sisyphus
Sispe, Sisphe[16]
The legendary king
Telamon
Telmun, Tlamun, Talmun, Tlamu[7]
A legendary Argonaut
Teucer
Techrs
The Trojan War hero[7]
Theseus
These
Tiresias
Teriasals, Teriasa
Legendary blind prophet[7]
Tyndareus
Tuntle[17]
Tydeus
Tute[17]
See also
Notes
^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 192.
^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 194.
^ a b c d e The Bonfantes (2002), page 195.
^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 198.
^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 193.
^ a b The Bonfantes (2002) page 199.
^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 206.
^ Swaddling and Bonafante (2006) page 78.
^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 210.
^ Swaddling & Bonfante page 42.
^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 200.
^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 201.
^ a b c d The Bonfantes (2002), page 202.
^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002), page 203.
^ a b c The Bonfantes (2002) page 204.
^ The Bonfantes (2002), page 205.
^ a b The Bonfantes (2002), page 208.
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