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The pantheon of all ages of Italy is a complex civilization and there are many components to the identity of a God. Both Gods & Goddesses are an integral part of Stregheria. This two-gendered pantheon mirrors the duality of nature. Here is a partial listing of numerous Gods & Goddesses of some Stregheria traditions and of ancient Etruria.<br><br><br>
AGENORIA - Etruscan Goddess to arouse action<p>
ANTEROS - God of passion<p>
APLU - Etruscan weather god<p>
ASTREA - Goddess of justice<p>
BELCHANS - Etruscan god of fire<p>
CARMEN/CARMINA - Goddess of the casting of spells and of enchantments<p>
CAUTHA -Etruscan Sun God; he is depicted rising from the sea<P>
CLOACINA - Etruscan Goddess of Sewers and Filth; also the protector of sexual intercourse in marriage<P>
CHARUN - Etruscan God of the Underworld; his function was to lead the dead to the Underworld to enjoy a happy afterlife<P>
COMUS - God of revelry, feasting and drinking<p>
CORVUS - messenger of the Gods<p>
COPIA - Goddess of wealth and plenty<p>
DIANA - the Triad goddess: Maiden, Mother & Crone, the goddess of all witches ( remember that 'Diana' is a name associated with the goddess in several traditions, places and times. There are many variations and faces of 'Diana')
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DIANUS - nature god of fertility, Horned God of the Woods, consort of Diana<p>
EGERIA - Etruscan Goddess of Fountains, she possessed the gift of prophecy<P>
FANA - Goddess of the Earth , forests wildlife and of fertility<p>
FAUNUS - Etruscan nature god of the forest, wildlife and of fertility<p>
FEBRUUS - Etruscan God of purification, initiation and of the dead<p>
FELICITAS - Etruscan Goddess of Good Luck<P>
FERONIA - Etruscan Goddess who protects freedmen; she made her home in woodlands or at the foot of mountains. <P>
FORTUNA - Goddess of fortune, fate, blessing, luck and fertility<p>
FUFLUNS - Etruscan God of wine, vegetation, vitality and gaiety<P>
FURINA - Etruscan Goddess of darkness and robbers<P>
HORTA - Etruscan Goddess of Agriculture<P>
JANA - Goddess of the Moon<p>
JANUS - Etruscan God of the Sun and of all beginnnings, portals, doorways and threshholds; associated with journeys<p>
LALAL - Etruscan Moon Godddess<P>
LARAN - Etruscan God of War; depicted as a youth armed with a lance and helmet and wearing a cape<P>
LOSNA - Etruscan Moon goddess<P>
LUPERCUS - God of agriculture, the Wolf God<p>
MENRVA - Etruscan Goddess of Wisdom and the Arts<P>
MLUKUKH - Etrtuscan Goddess of Love<P>
MUNTHUKH - Etruscan Goddess of Health<P>
MURCIDA - Etruscan Goddess to make a person extremely inactive<P>
NETHUNS - Etruscan God of Fresh Water; identified with wells and springs and depicted as a naked and bearded figure<P>
NORTIA - Etruscan Goddess of Healing and Fate<P>
NOX - Goddess of the Night<p>
PERTUNDA - Goddess of sexual love and pleasure <p>
PICUS - Etruscan Woodland God; agricultural deity associated with the fertilization of the soil with manure <P>
SENTINUS - Etruscan God who gives sensibility<P>
STRENIA - Etruscan Goddess to make man especially strenuous<P>
SUMMAMUS - Etruscan Storm God; he is responsible for lightening and thunderbolts<P>
TAGNI- most ancient name for the God of Witchcraft<p>
TANA - the Star Goddess<p>
TANUS - the Star God, consort to Tana<p>
TERMINUS - God of boundaries and fields, protector of personal property<p>
THALNA - Etruscan Goddess of Childbirth; depicted as a youthful woman<P>
TINIA or TIN - Supreme Etruscan Sky God, married to UNI<P>
TUCHULCHA - Etruscan Goddess of Death; she is part human, part bird, and part animal, with snakes in her hair and around her arms.<P>
TURAN - Etruscan Goddess of Love, Health and Fertility; usually portrayed as a young woman with wings on her back<P>
TURMS - Etruscan messenger God<P>
UMBRIA - Goddess of the shadows and of things which are hidden or secret<p>
UNI - Etruscan name for the Goddess of witchcraft<p>
VANTH - Etruscan Goddess of Death; she is depicted with wings, a cap on her head, and a key to open tombs in her hand.<P>
VEIVE - Etruscan God of Revenge; portrayed as a young man wearing a laurel wreath and holding arrows in his hand<P>
VESTA - Goddess of the hearth and fire<p>
VIRBIUS - God of outcasts and outlaws, guardian of sanctuaries<p>
VITUMNUS - Etruscan Goddess who gives life to the fetus <P>
ZIRNA - Etruscan Moon Goddess; she was represented with a half-moon hanging from her neck.<P>
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