- In
Etruscan mythology,
Voltumna or
Veltha was the
chthonic (relating to or
inhabiting the underworld) deity, who
became the
supreme god of the Etruscan...
- was held 13 August. The name
Vortumnus most
likely derives from
Etruscan Voltumna. Its
formation in
Latin was
probably influenced by the
Latin verb vertere...
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Binomial name
Cosmosoma achemon (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms Zygaena achemon Fabricius, 1781
Euchromia tyrrhene Hübner, 1824
Cosmosoma voltumna Druce, 1897...
- in
Etruscan art. One
appears to be
divinities of an
indigenous origin:
Voltumna or Vertumnus, a primordial,
chthonic god; Usil, god(-dess) of the sun;...
- to Livy the
leading men of all of
Etruria gathered at the
sanctuary of
Voltumna to form an
alliance against Rome.
Beset by
dangers on all sides, the Romans...
- The
kings of
these towns used to meet in the
Fanum Voltumnae (shrine of
Voltumna) area at Volsinii, near Lake Bolsena. In
addition to the aforementioned...
- The
Fanum Voltumnae (‘shrine of
Voltumna’) was the
chief sanctuary of the Etruscans;
fanum means a
sacred place, a much
broader notion than a
single temple...
- storms, chaos, darkness" Ur****
Caelus Nut El
Asman sky,
heavens Vertumnus Voltumna Baal the seasons;
change Zephyr Favonius West Wind; Favonius: lit. favorable...
- of the
Etruscan league of Etruria, the
Voltumna in the
Latin expression Fanum Voltumnae, "shrine of
Voltumna",
which was
their meeting place, believed...
-
Etruscan veltha, an
earth god,
appears as
Latin Vola or Olta and is in
Voltumna and Vertumnus, so the
parallel construction autumnus ought to come from...
