ID: 901002680 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002680	Record Type: Literature

	Death of Atunis (Etruscan narrative)

Note: Narrative about the handsome mortal youth, Atunis, who was mortally wounded by a wild boar during a hunt. He then spends part of the year in the underworld, but is allowed to return to the world of the living for a portion of the year; symbolizes the changing seasons and the regeneration of vegetation.

Names:

	Death of Atunis (Etruscan narrative) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Etruscan iconography> (I)
		........<Etruscan narratives> (P)
		............Death of Atunis (Etruscan narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Atunis
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Etruscan iconography, Etruscan characters, Atunis (Etruscan character)) [901002674]

Other Relationships:

	culture/religion is .... Etruscan (culture or style)
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... underworld (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... hunt
	.....(contests, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... rebirth
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Death of Atunis (Etruscan narrative)
	................Jannot, Religion in Ancient Etruria (2005)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ ICCD database (1988-)
	................ Izzet, Archaeology of Etruscan Society (2007)
	................ Jannot, Religion in Ancient Etruria (2005)