The religion of the Etruscans, who lived in north-central Italy in the 1st millennium BC, was close to nature: Natural phenomena such as thunderstorms, earthquakes and the seasons were explained by divine intervention. However, unlike the ancient Greeks, the Etruscan gods were initially formless - they did not take on a human form. This changed when the Etruscans were in ever closer contact with the Greeks from the 6th century BC. They adopted many elements of Greek mythology and the gods also took on a human face. However, not everything was adopted 1:1; many myths were adapted to the preferences of the Etruscans. Archaeologist Dr Nadine Leisner (Hamburg) deals with this cultural import. In her research project, supported by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, she is analysing mirrors, urns, vases and other objects to find out how Greek myths were adapted in Etruscan art.
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