Keep in mind Plutarch is writing in the 1st century AD

Admittedly, the myth of Romulus and Remus involves the Hellenic gods

But the earliest account is from the 3rd century and could have been inspired and inherited from nearby Greek colonies

Yes. But that does not disqualifies him from the discussion.

Plutarch mentions many times that he had researched and listened to the Greek Equalivent of Bards.

Well correct me if I'm wrong , but the idea that Romans were descendants of Trojans was popularized by Virgil, was it not?

In the Aeneid?

Which may be quite factual, Especially with the Greek colonies in the south. Which is not a far fetched idea that maybe a century's earlier that a group of Refugee's made there way to rome.

Maybe i have no read that myself.

Regardless, the Hellenistic religion was likely inherited from the Etruscans now that I look into it.

It's possible

I can't say

Could you link that. Would love to read it within my spare time.

The Aeneid?

Mhm.

I'll see if I can find a defend pdf

I'll put it in the books section

Ok.

But also maybe, The Etruscans were not a home grown culture maybe they were descended from those Trojans.

Because when you look into there art work and Architecture and weapons (Whatever is left). Is very similar to that of Greek Architecture.

And Weapon smithing.

Perhaps, although there suggestions that the Etruscans spoke a semetic language descended from Phoenician....but we don't know for sure since there's little in the way of their language surviving.

It a regionally fluid area

Tons of tribes, clans and colonies flitting about Mare Nostrum

Mhm, perhaps i am wrong did they leave any written records, Or genetic markers within there regions?.

Honestly, I don't know about genetics, but linguistically I know that very few words are thought to have survived

*Milles* the Roman unit of distance is thought to be from Etruscan iirc

Since it doesn't appear in either Classic Greek or Sanskrit

So, Quite unique.

Its weird as, there are no Bodys left behind by these people.

Heh, according to La Wik, the Etruscan word for god was probably *ais*, plural *aisar*

Ah, so maybe of Indo-European decent.

Probably a coincidence, but sounds a lot like *aesir*

*And some relation to the Norse Aseir*

Maybe not.

I oblige you to take a look into Asha logos, This man known his History certainly the older accounts.

Maybe just maybe these "New" modern accounts maybe completely false adn our ancestors may of been right all along.

Asha Logos or Asha Iogos?

Any would do.

He shows up regardless.

I'll look into it. I mean, modern scholars don't put enough stock in the ability for pre-literate cultures to preserve knowledge in oral tradition