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Tarchon

In Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus were culture heroes who founded the Etruscan Federation of twelve cities.

Ancient/Modern

  1. Arretium/Arrezzo
  2. Caere/Cerveteri
  3. Clusium/Chiusi
  4. Faesulae/Fiesole
  5. Perusia/Perugia
  6. Populonia
  7. Rusellae/Roselle
  8. Tarquinii/Tarquinia-Corneto (named after Tarchon)
  9. Vetulonia
  10. Volaterrae/Volterra
  11. Volsinii/Bolsenae
  12. Vulci/Volci

Tarchon supported Aeneas against Turnus

Virgil X, 153, 290; XI, 727, 746


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