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Etruscan Myths (Legendary Past Series) Paperback – June 1, 2006

by Larissa Bonfante (Author), Judith Swaddling (Author)
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The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy to western civilization. In antiquity they were known as a wealthy, luxury-loving people, fond of banqueting and music and deeply religious. They were highly literate, but their literature has not survived, so we turn to Etruscan art to tell us about their mythology and beliefs. Their plentiful, spontaneous art also tells us a great deal about their lives and about the importance of women in their aristocratic society. Most informative of their own distinctive and colorful beliefs are their interpretations of scenes from Greek mythology, reflecting the importance of goddesses and demons in their religion, as well as scenes of the human sacrifice they practiced. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the world of the Etruscans and their mythology and is plentifully illustrated from the vast collection of the British Museum and other international museums.

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Larissa Bonfante, late Professor of Classics at New York University, specialized in Etruscan civilization. Judith Swaddling is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum, where she is responsible for the Etruscan collections.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Texas Press (June 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0292706065
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0292706064
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.51 x 6.77 x 0.2 inches
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Petros Koutoupis
5.0 out of 5 stars A good collection of what we understand to be Etruscan mythology
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015
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This is a very difficult topic to cover. The Etruscan culture has been an elusive one. What we know of these enigmatic people comes from very biased classical sources and their material culture in their elaborate tombs. All else was assimilated into the growing Roman empire where it made it increasingly difficult to discern between what was Etruscan in origin and what was not. The translated inscriptions also do not shed any more light to who they were. That aside, the authors were quite ambitious in there goal of summarizing Etruscan myths. It is my personal opinion that they accomplished what they aimed to do and did so in a very comprehensive and professional manner. Considering the fact that the Etruscans were very connected with Greeks in trade, it should come as no surprise that they adopted a lot of Greek mythologies and beliefs.
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F. P. Woodford
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2006
This is a wonderful book, particularly for people who are fascinated by the Etruscans but frustrated by the lack of any Etruscan literature on myths. To make up for this deficit, Bonfante and Swaddling cleverly draw on the abundance of surviving Etruscan art to illuminate Etruscan myths. As the Etruscans admited Greek myths and found them expressive, they adopted and depicted Greek myths tailored to their own use. The authors show which Greek myths they chose, how they adapted them for their own purposes and the different slant they often introduced. They point out what is special about the Etruscan myths and how they differ from the Greek prototypes in their emphasis on female deities, couples, sex, children and families. Hints are explored about local legends. One chapter discusses the Etruscan interest in cruelty, violence and death, another details the Etruscan panthron, giving names, functions, personalities and stories. Throughout, there are beautiful illustrations. The seemingly impossible task of recovering myths when the words to tell them have been lost is triumphantly achieved in this short but elegant and informative book.
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Goffredo Vecchio
3.0 out of 5 stars Etruscan Myths
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2006
I found this book to be somewhat disappointing. In the first chapter the authors attempt to dispell the myth that the Etruscans are so terribly mysterious and enigmatic, implying that we indeed know a lot about them. Yet the book does not really confirm this point, since all of the chapters simply launch into Greek mythology, saying that the Etruscans borrowed it. One continues searching in vain for what might be any original Etruscan mythology. The authors have interesting things to say about the unique iconographical differences between Greek and Etruscan portrayals of these myths, but one is left very unsatisfied, desiring to know if there is any original Etruscan myth known to anyone in the world. This would have been far less frustrating if the authors had explained up front the apparent lack of originality in Etruscan mythology, or that the Etruscans seem not to have had any mythology of their own. But instead they keep leading the reader along, and one remains hopeful that he might learn something other than Greek mythology in this book. One comes away with a few Etruscan names of Greek and Roman deities, and a couple of iconographic features that are uniquely Etruscan, but nowhere in the book has the reader learned anything that can be accurately labeled "Etruscan Myth."
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angelomazzei
4.0 out of 5 stars Troppo greco
Reviewed in Italy on August 3, 2017
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Mi aspettavo un lavoro più originale dalla celebre Bonfante. Forse troppo dentro i miti greci importati. Mi aspettavo di più. Sbagliavo
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D. P.
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2015
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The book talks mostly about greek myths and how were they depicted in the etruscan culture.
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