List of Etruscan names for Greek heroes

This is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. It is a partial list of the names in the list of Etruscan mythological figures.

Greek nameEtruscan nameNotes
AchillesAchle, Achile[1]Legendary hero of the Trojan War
ActaeonAtaiun[2]
AdmetusAtmite[3]
AdonisAtunis[3]
AgamemnonAchmemrun[1]Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece
AitolosEtuleConfused with his brother, Epeios, who built the Trojan horse[4]
Ajax, son of Telamon
Ajax, son of Oileus		Aivas Tlamunus, Aivas Vilatesalso Eivas or Evas[5]
AmphiarausHamphiare, Amphare[6]Legendary seer
AmycusAmuce, Amuche, Amuke [2]The Greek legendary figure of the Argonauts myth
AsklepiosEsplace[4]Legendary healer
AtlasAril[2]
CapaneusCapne, Kapne[3]
CastorCastur[3]
DaidalosTaitle[7]
Dios Kouroi ("sons of Zeus")Tinas cliniar, "sons of Tina"Designating the twins[8]
ElpenorVelparun[9]
EteoclesEvtucle, [Ev]thucle[4]
HeraklesHercle, Hercele, Herecele, Herkle, Hrcle[6]
IcarusVikare[10]Son of Taitle
IolaosVile, Vilae[9]Nephew of Hercle
JasonEasun, Heasun, Heiasun
KallinikosCalaniceGreek name of Hercle[3]
LynceusLunc, Lnche[11]
MeleagerMeleacr[12]
MenelausMenleThe hero of Trojan War fame[12]
NestorNestur[13]
OdysseusUthste
OrpheusUrphe[1]
OrestesUrusthe[1]The homeric legendary character
PalamedesPalmithe, Talmithe[13]
PatroclusPatrucle[13]
PeleusPele[13]
PerseusPerse, Pherse[14]
PhaonPhaun, Faun, Phamu[14]
PhoinixPhuinisThe friend of Peleus[14]
PrometheusPrumathe[15]
Polydeuces (Pollux)Pultuce, Pulutuce, Pulutuke, Pultuke[15]One of the mythological twins
SisyphusSispe, Sisphe[16]The legendary king
TelamonTelmun, Tlamun, Talmun, Tlamu[7]A legendary Argonaut
TeucerTechrsThe Trojan War hero[7]
TheseusThese
TiresiasTeriasals, TeriasaLegendary blind prophet[7]
TyndareusTuntle[17]
TydeusTute[17]

See also

Notes
  1. The Bonfantes (2002), page 192.
  2. The Bonfantes (2002), page 194.
  3. The Bonfantes (2002), page 195.
  4. The Bonfantes (2002), page 198.
  5. The Bonfantes (2002), page 193.
  6. The Bonfantes (2002) page 199.
  7. The Bonfantes (2002), page 206.
  8. Swaddling and Bonafante (2006) page 78.
  9. The Bonfantes (2002), page 210.
  10. Swaddling & Bonfante page 42.
  11. The Bonfantes (2002), page 200.
  12. The Bonfantes (2002), page 201.
  13. The Bonfantes (2002), page 202.
  14. The Bonfantes (2002), page 203.
  15. The Bonfantes (2002) page 204.
  16. The Bonfantes (2002), page 205.
  17. The Bonfantes (2002), page 208.

References
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