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Mythic Borrowings From the East: How Rome Absorbed Foreign Gods and Sacred Traditions

Roman Mithras tauroctony relief showing the god Mithras slaying the bull, with zodiac symbols, now in the Louvre Museum
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Favonius: God Of The West Wind

Classical-style painting of Favonius, the Roman god of the West Wind, shown as a winged youth holding a small bouquet of flowers against a dim, atmospheric sky.
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Hercules: The Hero Who Became a God

etruscan religion

Etruscan bronze liver model from Piacenza used by priests for haruspicy, showing inscribed sections for interpreting divine signs
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Roman and Etruscan Myth Connections: The Forgotten Roots of Roman Religion

Explore how Etruscan religion shaped Roman mythology through divination, fate, household spirits, and sacred ritual long before Greek influence.
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