Maris was an Etruscan god often depicted as an infant or child and given many epithets, including Mariś Halna, Mariś Husrnana ("Maris the Child") and Mariś Isminthians. He was the son of Hercle, the Etruscan equivalent of Heracles

Heracles

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. On two bronze mirror

Bronze mirror

Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to China.-History:-Egypt:...

s, Maris appears in scenes depicting an immersion rite to ensure his immortality, possibly connected to stories about the centaur

Centaur

In Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...

 Mares, the ancestor of the Ausones

Ausones

The Ausones were an ancient Italic tribe settled in the southern part of Italy. Often confused with the Aurunci, they share with them only a probably common origin.-History:...

, who underwent a triple death and resurrection.

Some scholars consider him the same as the Roman god Mars, but this is not universally held.