Vanth
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Vanth is an Etruscan underworld goddess or demoness, often depicted with wings and associated with guiding souls of the dead.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vanth (Etruscan psychopomp deity) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan deity
ⓘ
psychopomp ⓘ underworld deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Etruscan funerary art
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ⓘ
Etruscan sarcophagi reliefs ⓘ Etruscan tomb paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWith | Charun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charun
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ⓘ
afterlife ⓘ death ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Greek chthonic deities ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs | winged figure ⓘ |
| domain | tombs and funerary spaces ⓘ |
| function |
attendant of the dead
ⓘ
guardian of tombs ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guides |
souls of the recently deceased
ⓘ
souls through the underworld ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
boots
ⓘ
girdle ⓘ pointed cap ⓘ short chiton ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| holds |
key
ⓘ
scroll ⓘ sword ⓘ torch ⓘ |
| iconographicType |
female psychopomp
ⓘ
winged underworld demon ⓘ |
| languageAttestedIn | Etruscan inscriptions ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Etruscan funerary inscriptions ⓘ |
| moralCharacter | ambiguous ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo |
Greek Hermes Psychopompos
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ⓘ
Greek Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedNear |
dying heroes
ⓘ
scenes of violent death ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | neither purely benevolent nor purely malevolent ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Etruscan eschatology ⓘ |
| role | guide of souls of the dead ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
journey of the soul
ⓘ
threshold between life and death ⓘ |
| symbol |
key as access to the underworld
ⓘ
scroll as record of fate ⓘ torch as light in darkness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vanth (Etruscan psychopomp deity)