Etruscan Religion Web Page Link and Intro

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Hello friends.

 

Here¹s a link to a page about Etruscan Religion:

 

http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/religion.html

 

I first learned of the Etruscans while studying the Celts.

 

The Etruscans were a people that occupied most of Italy, before the Romans

came along and took over. Rome was first a small city, but it grew to an

empire, firstly of course taking over it¹s own area, which was then

Etruscan.

 

Etruscans are a people studied still today by archaeologists, historians,

religionists, etc.

 

They are of special interest to me because:

 

They were VERY fond of augury, or divination, astrology type things, etc.

 

They believed completely in predeterminism, fate, as do I

 

(But I also believe the greatest quest for all of us in this life is to

learn to use, to exercise, our free will. Both exist simultaneously and are

not mutually exclusive. They co-exist in separate views of reality. Caitanya

called this ³simutaneous oneness yet difference, inconceivable². Althought

he said ³inconceivable, it can be realized by some who are predestined to

realize it.)

 

They predicted their own downfall.

 

One of their Gods was Mania, the God of the dead, the underworld. The Celts

were very related to the Etruscans, and sacked Rome when it was still

smallish, as a retaliation for Roman cruelty to Etruscans.

 

In Greek mythology, Mania was also the personification of insanity.

 

In Roman mythology, originally borrowed from Etruscan mythology after the

assimilation of their people, Mania was the goddess of the dead. She ruled

the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts and the undead.

 

In modern times, Mania describes a condtion characterised by severely

elevated mood. So from an ancient deity, which caused great devotion,

religiosity, belief, therefore action, came an Italian word describing

insanity. Do we hear prejudice or judgement? Manic symptoms oft include

religiosity, and hyperactivity. Although 'severely elevated mood' sounds

pleasant, the actual experience of mania is usually unpleasant and

frightening for the person involved. I see wild dancing in devotion to Devi,

as performed by Amma herself, who¹s birthday is today, 9-27, also the day

the ³Cult of the Dead, descendents of Dis, Mania, the Celts, surrendered to

Rome.

 

Mania, like Dis, ruled the underworld. Caesar said that the Celts told him

that they all descended from Dis, therefore, they were the children of the

underworld, similar to being say Devi worshipers in India. I saw bloody

steps of temples in Bengal where Devi worshipers had their many goat

sacrifices. Very Celtic it seems to me, or I mean, great similarity there.

 

Etruscan art is similar to European Continental early Celtic art. Since

Etruscan art is similar to Greek, you can draw a path from Greeks to Celts.

Indeed, many Celtic digs in Europe reveal art made in Greece, including

things which are large, or had to be commissioned, and brought to more

Northerly European destinations with great effort.

 

The Etruscans had an incredibly LARGE dicsipline of religion and learning,

with learning centers like say ³Brahminical colleges² or ³Druidic Colleges².

Like India¹s Sita, the main Etruscan deity was found while ploughing a

field, and was a child, who revealed all knowledge, which was then written

down and became the base of their culture. Ancient cultures often show us

similar mythologies.

 

So, a long time ago, a civilization existed in Italy which believed fully in

fate, which I believe is a true doctrine, which I believe is taught in the

Gita or therefore by Brahmins as well, which was a knowledge rich culture,

much like India, much like Greece, much like Celts.

 

So while we find a lot of similarities between near-India ancient cultures,

we also find that ancient Irish Language (no longer used or spoken) was very

similar to Sanskrit. (Ireland is NOT near India).

 

But in Ireland we find elements of art, including torks and other circular

metalwork, which was very Etruscan-like. And we find Sanskrit words

abounding.

 

So...

 

The more we learn, the more we understand the idea about a ³Vedic Like²

culture existing worldwide a long time ago.

 

Richard Aeoid-Wuerst

(with a lot of help from a whole lot of scholars over a whole lot of time.)