Thesan
Etruscan goddess of the dawn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Etruscan Religion and mythology, Thesan is the Etruscan goddess of the dawn,[1][2] divination, and childbirth[citation needed] and was associated with the generation of life.[citation needed] Romans identified her with their Aurora and Mater Matuta and Greeks with Eos and Leucothea.[2](p60) In Etruria, she received offerings together with the sun god Usil in the liber linteus.[2] She was especially worshipped at Caere's harbour of Pyrgi, where a temple was dedicated to her and a singular series of "daybreak antefixes" was excavated.[2]
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Goddess of the dawn | |
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Greek equivalent | Eos |
Roman equivalent | Aurora and Mater Matuta |
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Thesan was depicted with wings and sometimes nude, such as a clay acroterium from Astrone valley.[1]