In Etruscan mythology, Tyrrhenus (in ) was one of the founders of the Etruscan League of twelve cities, along with his brother Tarchon. HerodotusHerodotus, Histories I.94 describes him as the saviour of the Etruscans, because he led them from Lydia to Etruria; however this Lydian origin is to be debated as it contradicts cultural and linguistic evidence, as well as the view held by both the Etruscans themselves and by other Etrusco-Roman and Greek ancient sources 2 3%DIFDELCMD < ][%%% 4 . His name was given to the Etruscan people by the Greeks. The Romans extended this use to the sea west of Etruria: the Tyrrhenian Sea.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% References 2. Mrs. Hamilton Grey, Chapter I, "The Rasena"; pp.5 -15.3. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquities Romanae, Book 1; Section 30. Category:Mythological archetypes Category:Etruscan mythology 4. Nancy Thomson de Grummond, Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend, "Foundation Myths and Legends"; pp. 201-208   
In Etruscan mythology, Tyrrhenus (in ) was one of the founders of the Etruscan League of twelve cities, along with his brother Tarchon. HerodotusHerodotus, Histories I.94 describes him as the saviour of the Etruscans, because he led them from Lydia to Etruria; however this Lydian origin is to be debated as it contradicts cultural and linguistic evidence, as well as the view held by both the Etruscans themselves and by other Etrusco-Roman and Greek ancient sources %DIFDELCMD < ][%%% %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Mrs. Hamilton Grey, Chapter I, "The Rasena"; pp.5 -15Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquities Romanae, Book 1; Section 30. Nancy Thomson de Grummond, Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend, "Foundation Myths and Legends"; pp. 201-208 .. His name was given to the Etruscan people by the Greeks. The Romans extended this use to the sea west of Etruria: the Tyrrhenian Sea. References Category:Mythological archetypes Category:Etruscan mytholo
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