In Etruscan mythology, Voltumna or Veltha Pallottino, "The Religion of the Etruscans" was the chthonic (earth) deity, who became"A typical example of the process of the individualization and the transformation of a local earth spirit, pertaining to a territory of southern Etruria, into a superior divinity." (Pallottino). the supreme god of the Etruscan pantheon, the deus Etruriae princeps, according to Varro.Varro, De lingua Latina V.46. Voltumna's cult was centered in Volsini (modern-day Orvieto) a polis of the Etruscan Civilization of northwest Italy.The bond of the twelve Etruscan populi was renewed annually at the sacred grove of Fanum Voltumnae, the sanctuary of Voltumnus sited near Volsinii (present day Bolsena), which was mentioned by Livy.Livy, iv 23, 25 and 61; v 17, vi 2. At the Fanum Voltumnae ludi were held, the precise nature of which, whether athletic or artistic, is unknown.In the Roman Forum, near the Temple of Castor and Pollux stood a shrine dedicated to Voltumna i
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