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Vanth (Etruscan deity)

LC control no.sh2007002512
Topical headingVanth (Etruscan deity)
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See alsoGoddesses, Etruscan
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Found inWork cat.: Paschinger, E. Die etruskische Todesgöttin Vanth, 1992.
Wikipedia, Apr. 11, 2007:; article on Vanth (chthonic figure in Etruscan mythology shown in a variety of media, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi. Vanth is a female daemon in the Etruscan underworld that is often accompanied either by additional Vanth figures or by another daemon, Charun) article on Charun (is often portrayed with the goddess Vanth, a winged goddess also associated with the underworld)
Encyclopedia mythica, via WWW, accessed Apr. 11, 2007 (Vanth: Etruscan female demon of death who lives in the underworld; with the eyes on her wings she sees all and is omni-present)
Not found inOxford classical dict.; Oxford Latin dict.