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The Etruscan goddess Thesan (Greek Eos) abducting Kephalos ?

Thesan (Eos) abducting Kephalos ?

Reconstruction drawing of an Etruscan acroterion from Cerveteri,

now located in Berlin, Antikensammlung

 

In Etruscan mythology, Thesan was the Etruscan Goddess of the dawn, divination and childbirth (as well as a love-goddess) and was associated with the generation of life. She was identified with the Roman Aurora and Greek Eos.

 

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Uploaded on November 13, 2016