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ID: 901002672
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Record Type: Character/Person

Achviztr (Etruscan character)

Note: Character in Etruscan mythology, often a deity; may be female or male. A strong possiblity is that they were an Etruscan fate-goddess, similar to the Greek Moirai or Roman Fates. The name may derive from an Etruscan word meaning "Healer."

Names:
Achviztr (Etruscan character) (preferred,English)
Achuveser (Etruscan character) (English)
Acaviser (Etruscan character) (English)
Achuvesr (Etruscan character) (English)
Achuvizr (Etruscan character) (English)
Achvizr (Etruscan character) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Etruscan iconography> (I)
........<Etruscan characters> (G)
............Achviztr (Etruscan character) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Etruscan (culture or style)
.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Achviztr (Etruscan character)
................Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) 158
Achuveser (Etruscan character)
................Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) 158
Acaviser (Etruscan character)
................Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) 158
Achuvesr (Etruscan character)
................Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) 158
Achuvizr (Etruscan character)
................Izzet, Archaeology of Etruscan Society (2007)
Achvizr (Etruscan character)
................Izzet, Archaeology of Etruscan Society (2007)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ ICCD database (1988-)
................ Izzet, Archaeology of Etruscan Society (2007)
................ Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) 158 ff.

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