NATELA KHINCHIGASHVILI - Tbilisi State University

EKATERINE KOBAKHIDZE
Georgia, Tbilisi
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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The Etruscans in Greek Mythology
1. The study of ancient sources led to the identification and analysis of three
different plots in the Hellenic mythology featuring the Etruscans or Tyrsenians:
a) Circe and the Tyrsenians;
b) Dionysus and the Tyrsenian Pirates;
c) Tyrsenian Hegeles and the Tyrsenian trumpet.
2. The paper also analyses the versions of these plots found in other sources
and explores the reasons of their “transformation”;
3. The paper offers assumptions regarding the origin of the myths and the
place and time of their creation;
4. The results of the research proved to be interesting for ascertaining the
principles of composing certain plots of Greek myths.
Key words: Mythmaking, Etruscology
ekaterine kobaxiZe
saqarTvelo, Tbilisi
iv. javaxiSvilis Tbilisis saxelmwifo universiteti
etruskebi berZnul miTologiaSi
berZnebi, romaelTagan gansxvavebiT, romlebic am xalxs etruskebs
an tuskebs uwodebdnen, Zv.w. I aTaswleulSi apeninis naxevarkunZulis
centralur nawilSi binadar am eTnoss tirhenelebad,
tirsenielebad an tirenelebad ixseniebdnen.
Tavisi arsebobis SedarebiT xanmokle periodis miuxedavad,
etruskulma civilizaciam udidesi gavlena moaxdina ara mxolod
italiis, aramed xmelTaSuazRvispireTis da evropis xalxTa
istoriul da kulturul ganviTarebaze.
swored am garemoebaTa gamo etruskologia, klasikuri filologiis
ramdenadme damoukidebeli disciplina, warmoadgens
Zalze mniSvnelovan dargs Zveli da axali samyaros xalxTa memkvidreobis
kvlevis saqmeSi.
Cveni moxseneba eZRvneba etruskebis Sesaxeb siuJetebs ber-
Znul miTologiaSi. sakvlevi sakiTxi sayuradReboa rogorc
berZnul kulturaSi etruskuli memkvidreobis erTi nawilis
rolisa da mniSvnelobis identifikaciisaTvis, ise, rac aranak-