page_title: Epiur
section_title: Presentation of Winged Baby Boy to Menrva
hierarchical_section_title: Epiur / Mirror Scenes / Presentation of Winged Baby Boy to Menrva
caption_attribution_description: English: Etruscan Bronze mirror. Berlin, Staatliche Museen.Menrva and the crowned Hercle with Baby. On the left Turan and in the right Munthu
context_page_description: Epiur is an Etruscan mythological figure that appears on bronze Etruscan engraved mirrors. He is shown as an infant that has the face of a young man. He is also often winged and being held by Hercle or Menrva, who are charged with the protection and care of infants. He is also often shown to be presented to other gods.
context_section_description: The Bronze Mirror that is housed in Berlin shows a scene similar to that of the Vulci Mirror; Hercle is presenting a baby boy, who is not winged, to a deity, Menrva. Turan is standing behind Menrva, with a hand placed on her shoulder. Menrva is dressed luxuriously and she is receiving the baby boy. The baby is an infant with the face of an older man. He is turned toward Hercle with a hand on his shoulder. Hercle is nude, holding the baby out in one hand and holding his club in the other, with his lion skin draped over his arm. Munthuch is standing behind Hercle, placing a crown onto Hercle’s head. Munthuch is also nude.
caption: Etruscan Bronze mirror. Berlin, Staatliche Museen. Ca. 350 BCE.
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