ID: 901002685 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002685	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vanth (Etruscan character)

Note: Etruscan female guide to the underworld and guardian of tombs; benevolent companion of Charun, who is menacing. Vanth is depicted as a young, winged woman; often shown wearing the attire of a huntress.

Names:

	Vanth (Etruscan character) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Etruscan iconography> (I)
		........<Etruscan characters> (G)
		............Vanth (Etruscan character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Charun
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Etruscan iconography, Etruscan characters, Charun (Etruscan minor deity)) [901002682]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	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)

Sources:

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

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ ICCD database (1988-)
	................ Grummond, Etruscan Myth (2006)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanth#/media/File:Vanth.jpg