Alpanu sometimes spelt Alpnu or Alpan was an Etruscan

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of the

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. She is shown as wearing jewellery, a loose cloak, and sandals. She is otherwise naked, and for this reason is believed to also have been a goddess of

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* ''Encyclopedia of Gods'', Michael Jordan,

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, Facts on File, 1993. {{deity-stub Etruscan goddesses Underworld goddesses Love and lust goddesses

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