Laran
Sign in to saveIn Etruscan mythology and religion, Laran (or Larun) is the god of war. In art, he was portrayed as a naked youth wearing a helmet, a cuirass and carrying a spear, shield, or lance. Laran also appears to be an underworld god. Among his attributes is his responsibility to maintain peace. According to some scholars, he also seems to have been the guardian of boundaries as shown by the boundary cippi found in Bettona with the inscriptions tular Larna and tular larns. Along with eight other Etruscan gods, he can wield lightning. Due to the Tabula Capuana we know that the Laran festival was celebra
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- Deity.type
- Etruscan
- Deity.name
- Laran
- Deity.image
- Bronzetti etrusco-romani, laran (ares-marte) 05.JPG
- Deity.caption
- A statuette of the god Laran, depicted with traditional armour and a helmet.
- Deity.symbol
- Cuirass, shield, sword, and lance
- Deity.god_of
- Underworld God of War
- Deity.consort
- Turan
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Ares
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Mars
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In Etruscan mythology and religion, Laran (or Larun) is the god of war. In art, he was portrayed as a naked youth wearing a helmet, a cuirass and carrying a spear, shield, or lance. Laran also appears to be an underworld god. Among his attributes is his responsibility to maintain peace. According to some scholars, he also seems to have been the guardian of boundaries as shown by the boundary cippi found in Bettona with the inscriptions tular Larna and tular larns. Along with eight other Etruscan gods, he can wield lightning. Due to the Tabula Capuana we know that the Laran festival was celebrated on the Ides of May. Laran is the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek Ares and the Roman Mars. Like many other Etruscan gods, his name is gender neutral.
Previous scholarship thought that Marís, a mysterious figure(s) was the Etruscan god of war due to the similarity of the name to the Roman war god Mars. However, that has been disproven and Laran has been identified as the Etruscan god of war.