ID: 901002682 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002682	Record Type: Character/Person

	Charun (Etruscan minor deity)

Note: In Etruscan religion, gatekeeper and guardian of the entry to the underworld, and the principal psychopomp (guider of souls) to the underworld. Counterpart of the Greek Charon, although the Etruscan god has a more grotesque and demonic appearance; often depicted with large wings and snakes wrapped around his arms.

Names:

	Charun (Etruscan minor deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Charu (Etruscan minor deity) (English)
	Karun (Etruscan minor deity) (English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Etruscan iconography> (I)
		........<Etruscan characters> (G)
		............Charun (Etruscan minor deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Vanth
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Etruscan iconography, Etruscan characters, Vanth (Etruscan character)) [901002685]

	counterpart is .... Charon
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Charon (Greek character)) [901000315]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... psychopomp
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	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)

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

Sources:

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

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ ICCD database (1988-)
	................ Jannot, Religion in Ancient Etruria (2005)