... populated some of the dark corners of the world. The Etruscans lived in the north of Rome. The Etruscans believed that the gods manifested their nature and will in every aspect of the natural world, such that every bird and berry was a potential source of knowledge of the gods. The characteristics of their more than 40 deities were often vague or changeable, though some were later equated with the major Greek and Roman deities. Famous for divination, the Etruscans sought to learn the future, looking for divine signs in lightning, the livers of sacrificed animals and the flights of birds. Belief in the afterlife led to construction of elaborate tombs that were furnished as houses for the dead. I can see how the Romans were affected by such strong beliefs. The versipelles were werewolves, men which could turn into wolves and attack flocks of sheep at night and then ...

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