Tages

thumb|Foundation of Etruscan temple at Tarquinia, scene of the Tages legend. thumb|Furrows of the arable land in Umbria

Tages was claimed as a founding prophet of Etruscan religion who is known from reports by Latin authors of the late Roman Republic and Roman Empire. He revealed a cosmic view of divinity and correct methods of ascertaining divine will concerning events of public interest. Such divination was undertaken in Roman society by priestly officials called haruspices.