Horta (mythology)

Horta is a minor Etruscan goddess of agriculture, horticulture, or placename. This is based on a conjecture that the personal name Hurtate- is based on a root name *Hurta and on a chance similarity with the Latin word hortus "garden".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Etruscology: origin of placenames
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