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Calu (dark, darkness) is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Śuri as god of the underworld, roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades (Áïdēs; Aita); moroeover, as with Hades, this god-name was also used as a synonym for the underworld itself.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Aita, Śuri, Chthonic, Etruscan religion, Greek mythology, Hades, Homeric Greek, Interpretatio graeca, List of fire deities, Lupercalia, Underworld.

  2. Epithets of Śuri
  3. Etruria stubs
  4. Etruscan gods
  5. Etruscan religion
  6. Paganism stubs

Aita

Aita (𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌀), also spelled Eita (𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌄), is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Śuri as god of the underworld, roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades (Áïdēs). Calu and Aita are epithets of Śuri, Etruscan gods and underworld gods.

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Śuri

Śuri (black), Latinized as Soranus, was an ancient Etruscan infernal, volcanic and solar god, also venerated by other Italic peoples – among them Capenates, Faliscans, Latins and Sabines – and later adopted into ancient Roman religion. Calu and Śuri are Etruscan gods and underworld gods.

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Chthonic

The word chthonic, or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word χθών, "khthon", meaning earth or soil.

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Etruscan religion

Etruscan religion comprises a set of stories, beliefs, and religious practices of the Etruscan civilization, heavily influenced by the mythology of ancient Greece, and sharing similarities with concurrent Roman mythology and religion.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Hades

Hades (Hā́idēs,, later), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Calu and Hades are underworld gods.

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Homeric Greek

Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was used in the Iliad, Odyssey, and Homeric Hymns.

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Interpretatio graeca

Greek translation, or "interpretation by means of Greek ", refers to the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify foreign deities with their own gods.

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List of fire deities

This is a list of deities in fire worship.

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Lupercalia

Lupercalia, also known as Lupercal, was a pastoral festival of Ancient Rome observed annually on February 15 to purify the city, promoting health and fertility.

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Underworld

The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living.

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See also

Epithets of Śuri

Etruria stubs

Etruscan gods

Etruscan religion

Paganism stubs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calu