Charun

E819100

Etruscan deity chthonic deity

Charun is a death-associated figure in Etruscan religion, often depicted as a fearsome guardian or guide of the underworld.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tuchulcha	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Etruscan deity ⓘ chthonic deity ⓘ
appearsIn	Etruscan funerary art NERFINISHED ⓘ Etruscan sarcophagi decoration ⓘ Etruscan tomb paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	Hellenized Etruscan art ⓘ
associatedPlace	Etruscan underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	death ⓘ underworld ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Aita NERFINISHED ⓘ Phersipnai NERFINISHED ⓘ
comparativeMythology	often compared to Greek Charon ⓘ
culture	Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedAs	bearded figure ⓘ demon-like being ⓘ fearsome figure ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Greek Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain	realm of the dead ⓘ
function	enforcer of death ⓘ guide of souls of the dead ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	blue skin ⓘ hammer ⓘ hooked nose ⓘ pointed ears ⓘ snakes ⓘ wings ⓘ
languageOfName	Etruscan language NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalTradition	Etruscan mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology	possibly related to Greek Charon ⓘ
narrativeRole	attendant of dying heroes ⓘ escort of souls to the afterlife ⓘ
portrayedWith	Vanth NERFINISHED ⓘ other underworld demons ⓘ
primarySources	Etruscan painted tombs of Orvieto ⓘ Etruscan painted tombs of Tarquinia ⓘ Etruscan urns and sarcophagi ⓘ
religion	Etruscan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	guardian of the underworld ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ
symbolism	inevitability of death ⓘ violence of death ⓘ
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
typeOfSpirit	death demon ⓘ
weapon	hammer used to dispatch or threaten the dead ⓘ mallet ⓘ
worshipContext	funerary cult ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etruscan religion → hasDeity → Charun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tuchulcha