Fufluns
Etruscan · deity · archaic · deity
Etruscan god of wine, vegetation and ecstatic release, counterpart of Dionysus. Son of Tinia and the mortal Semla; like his Greek twin he descends to the underworld to retrieve his mother. Worshipped especially at Populonia (Fufluna).
Domains
- wine and vegetation
- ecstasy and mystery rites
Powers
- Quicken the vine and the growth of plants
- Grant ecstatic release and the promise of rebirth
Epithets
- 𐌐𐌀𐌗𐌉𐌄𐌔
Relations
- father: Tinia
Sources
- Etruscan bronze mirrors naming Fufluns, Semla, Areatha
- de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006)