Vanth
Etruscan · deity · archaic · Recorded classification
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: CharunPaired with Charun as the death-spirits who attend the dying in the painted tombs.Painted tombs of Tarquinia (Vanth and Charun together) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Tomb of the Anina, Tarquinia; funerary urns and vases (primary); de Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006) (secondary)