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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
- Arretium/Arrezzo
- Caere/Cerveteri
- Clusium/Chiusi
- Faesulae/Fiesole
- Perusia/Perugia
- Populonia
- Rusellae/Roselle
- Tarquinii/Tarquinia-Corneto (named after Tarchon)
- Vetulonia
- Volaterrae/Volterra
- Volsinii/Bolsenae
- Vulci/Volci
In the Aeneid, Tarchon leads the Etruscans in their alliance with Aeneas against Turnus and the other Latian tribes.
Virgil X, 153, 290; XI, 727, 746
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