Fufluns
Etruscan · deity · archaic · Recorded classification
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 Bacchic (from Greek Bakchios)Vulci inscriptions on Attic pottery, 5th-4th c. BCE (primary)
Relations
- father: TiniaSon of Tinia (Etruscan Zeus) by the mortal Semla (Semele).Mirror of Fufluns with Semla and Tinia; de Grummond (2006) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Etruscan bronze mirrors naming Fufluns, Semla, Areatha (primary); de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) (secondary)