Cupra (goddess)
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Cupra (also spelled Cubrar, Ikiperu, Kypra or Supra) was a chthonic fertility goddess of the ancient pre-Roman population of the Piceni and the Umbri, and may have been associated with Etruscan Uni.
Dedications to her have been found at Plestia and Ripatransone, and in Cupramontana and Cupra Marittima, which are named after her. Her name could derive from the Greek Kupria, a name for Aphrodite. It could also share the same etymology of the Roman god Cupid.
In the periodic table, copper's symbol is Cu, which derives from Cupra, Latin for copper.
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