Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Usil, the Etruscan god of the sun — the divine power of the sun who rises from the sea at dawn bearing the blazing disc and crowned with rays, the radiant
Laran, the Etruscan god of war — the divine warrior of battle and conflict, depicted as a youthful armed warrior, a guardian of boundaries and protector
Nethuns, the Etruscan god of water, springs, wells, and the sea — the deity of all the waters, lord of the springs and the deep, wielder of the trident,
Fufluns, the Etruscan god of wine, vegetation, growth, and ecstatic revelry — the deity of the vine and the natural fertility of growing things, patron of
Sethlans, the Etruscan god of fire, the forge, and metalworking — the divine smith and craftsman who works the fire and the metals and makes the gods’
Turms, the Etruscan god of boundaries, commerce, travel, and the conducting of souls — the divine messenger and herald of the gods who escorts the souls
Turan, the Etruscan goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and vitality — the lovely goddess of desire, patroness of the city of Vulci, attended by winged
Vanth, the winged death-goddess and psychopomp of the Etruscans — a beautiful, all-seeing female death-spirit with great wings who attends the dying,
Charun (Charu), the dread death-demon and guardian of the underworld of the Etruscans — a fearsome blue-skinned, hook-nosed, serpent-wreathed demon who
Aita (Eita), the Etruscan god of the underworld and the dead — the grim lord of the realm below, ruler with his consort Phersipnai, depicted crowned with
