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Tarchon
In Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus were culture heroes who founded the Etruscan Federation[?] of twelve cities.
Ancient/Modern
- Arretium/Arrezzo[?]
- Caere/Cerveteri[?]
- Clusium/Chiusi[?]
- Faesulae/Fiesole[?]
- Perusia/Perugia
- Populonia
- Rusellae/Roselle
- Tarquinii/Tarquinia-Corneto[?] (named after Tarchon)
- Vetulonia
- Volaterrae/Volterra[?]
- Volsinii/Bolsenae[?]
- Vulci/Volci[?]
Tarchon supported Aeneas against Turnus
Virgil X, 153, 290; XI, 727, 746
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