Charun
Etruscan · deity · archaic · Recorded classification
Etruscan guardian-demon of the underworld, his name borrowed from the Greek ferryman Charon but his form Etruscan: blue-fleshed, bestial, wielding a hammer to seal death's door. Often appears in multiples (the Charontes) and paired with Vanth in the painted tombs.
Domains
- death and passage
Powers
- Seal the door of death with the hammer
- Escort the dead to the underworld
Relations
- companion: VanthPaired with the psychopomp Vanth at the threshold of death.Painted tombs of Tarquinia (primary)
Sources
- existence: François Tomb (Vulci); painted tombs of Tarquinia (primary); de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) (secondary)