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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 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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  • Worship
  • Scenes from Etruscan Art
  • Inscriptions
  • See also
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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.

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