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Meeting of deities; from right, Mars (LARAN), Venus (TURAN), Minerva (MENRVA) and Apollo (APLU) as identified by the inscriptions engraved on the edge.
Mirror
Made in Palestrina
Approx. 300-270 BC
Rome, Villa Giulia, Museo Nazionale Etrusco
Laran (Mars), Turan (Venus), Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo))
An Etruscan bronze mirror [300-270 BCE]
Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome (Inv. 2487)
photo by courtesy of wm; Sailko
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Laran (Mars), Turan (Venus), Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo)
An Etruscan bronze mirror from the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome (Inv. 2487)
This engraved bronze mirror, dating from approximately 300–270 BC, belongs to the rich tradition of Late Etruscan engraved mirrors. The four standing deities are identified by inscriptions engraved around the rim. They read Laran (Mars), Turan (Venus), Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo), leaving no doubt about their identities.
Rather than illustrating a well-known episode from Greek mythology, the engraver arranged the four gods in a carefully balanced composition consisting of two confronting male–female pairs.
On the left, Laran (Mars) faces Turan (Venus). Their close relationship immediately recalls one of the best-known episodes of Greek mythology, the relationship between Ares and Aphrodite. Although no explicit narrative is shown, the intimate dialogue between the two figures conveys an unmistakable sense of mutual attraction. The engraver demonstrates how a few finely incised lines can express remarkable elegance and restrained eroticism.
The right-hand pair consists of Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo). Unlike Laran and Turan, these deities are not linked by any famous love story or other well-established mythological episode. Their pairing therefore appears to be a deliberate compositional choice rather than the illustration of a specific narrative.
One possible interpretation is that the mirror contrasts two complementary spheres of divine power. Laran (Mars) and Turan (Venus) represent the passionate forces of war, desire and physical attraction, whereas Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo) embody wisdom, intellectual achievement, music, healing and the civilising arts. As Musagetes, the leader of the Nine Muses, Apollo also presided over poetry, song and artistic inspiration. While this interpretation cannot be demonstrated with certainty, it accords well with the balanced structure of the composition and may explain why the engraver chose precisely these four deities.
The inscriptions deserve particular attention. Earlier scholars proposed different identifications before the Etruscan names had been securely deciphered. Today there is broad agreement that the figures represent Laran (Mars), Turan (Venus), Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo).
Whether the mirror originally conveyed a more specific religious or philosophical meaning remains unknown. Its enduring fascination lies precisely in this openness: it presents not a dramatic myth, but a carefully conceived constellation of divine figures whose relationships invite the viewer to reflect rather than merely to recognise.
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Hercle (Hercules) with the Golden Hind and Apulu (Apollo of Veil), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, c. 510-500 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 5 feet, 11 inches high (Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome)
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Large scale Etruscan terracotta of Leto (Latona) holding the infant Apollo (Aplu). This was one of several larger-than-life terracotta statues which stood on platforms on the top of the Temple of Apollo at Portonaccio, Veii.
While I was at the Villa Giulia, they had taken down the sculpture of Leto and were restoring and cleaning her. Fascinating to see a closeup like this.
510 BCE
National Etruscan Museum, Villa Giulia, Rome
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Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 23rd July 2021
Hellenistic period, Roman Mid-Late Republican period, ca. 2nd c. BCE
Excavated from the sacred well in the sanctuary at San Casciano dei Bagni (see on Pleiades)
H 63 cm
The god, in an unusual, almost dance-like pose, is represented in the act of drawing the bow.
Photographed on display at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN), Naples, Italy
Part of the exhibit "Gli Dei Ritornano. I bronzi di San Casciano (The Gods Return. The bronzes of San Casciano)," 16 February - 30 June 2024
In the collection of the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio (SABAP) per le province di Siena, Grosseto e Arezzo
Inv. n. Z153
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