Tinia: Etruscan god
Tinia (also spelled Tin, Tinh, Tins or Tina) was the supreme deity in Etruscan mythology.
He was the god of the sky and lightning, equivalent to the Roman Jupiter and the Greek Zeus. He was the husband of Thalna or Uni and the father of the hero Hercle. The element tin was named after Tinia.
Related pages
- Jupiter - Roman mythology equivalent to Tinia
- Zeus - Greek mythology equivalent to Tinia
- Odin - Norse mythology equivalent to Tinia
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