Etruscans

[Eduard Selleslagh]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David L. White" <dlwhite at texas.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 3:54 AM

>         It should also be noted that the words "Trojan" and "Etruscan", not
> to mention "Tuscan", "Tyrrhenian", and "Tursha" (an Egyptian term for "Sea
> Peoples", who were clearly from the Eastern Med), are quite possibly variant
> forms of a single word.  "Tarquin" and "Tarsus" might possibly be added to
> the list.  But we've been through this before.
>         Does anyone out there know where in the Aeneid Lemnos is mentioned?
> I have not been able to find it.
>
> Dr. David L. White

[Ed]
As far as I remember, it isn't, although it may be hidden under some mythical
place's name. Note that this is not necessary, if Aeneas belonged to another
group that sailed to other places.