And sometimes there's just Too Much Tina. Amirite?
And sometimes there's just Too Much Tina. Amirite?
Inscribed surfaces of the stele already have revealed mention of the goddess Uni as well as a reference to the god Tina, the name of the supreme deity of the Etruscans.
Sash Walker
Originally shared by Ciro Villa
One of the most significant Etruscan discoveries in decades
"Archaeologists translating a very rare inscription on an ancient Etruscan temple stone have discovered the name Uni—an important female goddess.
The discovery indicates that Uni—a divinity of fertility and possibly a mother goddess at this particular place—may have been the titular deity worshipped at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla, a key settlement in Italy for the ancient Etruscan civilization."
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-significant-etruscan-discoveries-decades-female.html
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-significant-etruscan-discoveries-decades-female.html
Inscribed surfaces of the stele already have revealed mention of the goddess Uni as well as a reference to the god Tina, the name of the supreme deity of the Etruscans.
Sash Walker
Originally shared by Ciro Villa
One of the most significant Etruscan discoveries in decades
"Archaeologists translating a very rare inscription on an ancient Etruscan temple stone have discovered the name Uni—an important female goddess.
The discovery indicates that Uni—a divinity of fertility and possibly a mother goddess at this particular place—may have been the titular deity worshipped at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla, a key settlement in Italy for the ancient Etruscan civilization."
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-significant-etruscan-discoveries-decades-female.html
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-significant-etruscan-discoveries-decades-female.html
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