Tarchon

In Etruscan mythology, Tarchon and his brother, Tyrrhenus were culture heroes who founded the Etruscan Federation of twelve cities.

Ancient/Modern

1. Arretium/Arrezzo
2. Caere/Cerveteri
3. Clusium/Chiusi
4. Faesulae/Fiesole
5. Perusia/Perugia
6. Populonia
7. Rusellae/Roselle
8. Tarquinii/Tarquinia-Corneto (named after Tarchon)
9. Vetulonia
10. Volaterrae/Volterra
11. Volsinii/Bolsenae
12. Vulci/Volci

In the Aeneid, Tarchon leads the Etruscans in their alliance with Aeneas against Turnus and the other Latian tribes.

Virgil X, 153, 290; XI, 727, 746