Vanth
deity underworld Etruscan single tradition · 2
Vanth is an Etruscan figure. She is a classical example of a psychopomp.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 0
- Historical notes
- Iconography appears c. 400 BC.
Relationships
- allied with
- Charun
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“the Etruscan Vanth”
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“Vanth is a chthonic figure in Etruscan mythology shown in a variety of forms of funerary art, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi. Vanth is a female entity in the Etruscan underworld that is often accompanied either by additional Vanth figures or by another underworld entity, Charun”
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