Vegoia
Sign in to saveVegoia (Etruscan: Vecu) is a sibyl, prophet, or nymph within the Etruscan religious framework. She is identified as the author of parts of their large and complex set of sacred books, detailing the religiously correct methods of founding cities and shrines, draining fields, formulating laws and ordinances, measuring space and dividing time; she initiated the Etruscan people to the arts, as originating the rules and rituals of land marking, and as presiding over the observance, respect, and preservation of boundaries.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Vegoia is referenced by 115 other articles, and connects out to Roman-Etruscan Wars, Roman calendar and Rome.
Vinony files it under Classical oracles, Etruscan goddesses and Etruscan mythology.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- In the Etruscan religious framework
- The attributes of Vegoia
- Influence of Etruscan sacred books
- Relationship to Sibylline books
- Relationship to Egeria
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Vegoia (Etruscan: Vecu) is a sibyl, prophet, or nymph within the Etruscan religious framework. She is identified as the author of parts of their large and complex set of sacred books, detailing the religiously correct methods of founding cities and shrines, draining fields, formulating laws and ordinances, measuring space and dividing time; she initiated the Etruscan people to the arts, as originating the rules and rituals of land marking, and as presiding over the observance, respect, and preservation of boundaries.
Vegoia also is known as Vecu, Vecui, and Vecuvia, as well as Vegoe; her name is also given as Begoe or Bigois.
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