Sethlans
Etruscan · deity · archaic · Recorded classification
Etruscan god of fire and the forge, counterpart of Hephaestus and Vulcan. On mirrors he is the craftsman who frees Menrva from the head of Tinia with his axe.
Domains
- fire and smithcraft
Powers
- Work fire and the forge
- Cleave open Tinia's head to free Menrva
Relations
- frees: MenrvaSplits the head of Tinia with his axe to release the armed Menrva.Etruscan mirror of the birth of Menrva (CSE) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Engraved bronze mirrors; votive inscriptions (primary); de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) (secondary)