Vanth
Etruscan · deity · archaic · deity
Etruscan winged death-spirit, a female psychopomp who appears at the moment of death bearing a torch to light the way. Indigenous to Etruria with no Greek counterpart; she guides rather than punishes, frequently paired with Charun.
Domains
- death and passage
Powers
- Light the road of the dead with her torch
- Know and announce the appointed fate
Relations
- companion: Charun
Sources
- Tomb of the Anina, Tarquinia; funerary urns and vases
- de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006)