Calu
Calu (Etruscan: 𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌂, romanized: Calu, lit. 'dark, darkness')[1][2] is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Śuri[3][4][5] as god of the underworld, roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades (Epic Greek: Ἄϊδης, romanized: Áïdēs; Etruscan: 𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌀, romanized: Aita); moreover, as with Hades, this god-name was also used as a synonym for the underworld itself.[6]
He is identified by his wolf attributes, such as a wolf-like appearance or a human with a wolf-skin cap.[7] The visual representations of the cult of Calu seem to contain common elements with the Roman cult of Lupercalia and the Faliscan cult of the Hirpi Sorani ("wolves of Soranus", from Sabine: hirpus, lit. 'wolf').[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Zavaroni 1996.
- ^ Mc Callister & Mc Callister 1999.
- ^ Bouke van der Meer 2013, pp. 323–341.
- ^ a b Rissanen 2013.
- ^ Maras 2010.
- ^ Romano Impero 2021.
- ^ De Grummond & Simon 2006, p. 57.
Bibliography
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- Bonfante, Larissa. "Etruscan Inscriptions and Etruscan Religion". In De Grummond & Simon (2006).
- Colonna, Giovanni. "Sacred Architecture and the Religion of the Etruscans". In De Grummond & Simon (2006).
- Krauskopf, Ingrid. "The Grave and Beyond". In De Grummond & Simon (2006), p. vii, pp. 73–75.
- Simon, Erika. "Gods in Harmony: The Etruscan Pantheon". In De Grummond & Simon (2006).
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