Vanth (rechts), eine weibliche Gottheit der etruskischen Unterwelt, die als Psychopomp (Seelenführer) fungiert, als Jägerin gekleidet und eine Fackel in die Höhe hält. Sie führt eine frisch verstorbene Frau und einen Jungen ins Jenseits, wo sie von zwei Vorgängern, vermutlich Verwandten, begrüßt werden. Charun (links), eine weitere etruskische Gottheit, bewacht die Tore der Unterwelt. Wandgemälde in den 200er Jahren v. Chr. etruskische Grabstätte in der Nekropole Monterozzi der antiken Stadt Tarchuna oder Tarchna, heute Tarquinia, Latium, Italien.

• Bildanbieter: Terence Kerr / Alamy Stock Foto
• Bild-ID: 2F7GEX0
• Dateigröße: 33,4 MB (2,8 MB Komprimierter Download)
• Freigaben (Releases): Model - nein | Eigentum - nein
• Format: 4190 x 2783 px | 35,5 x 23,6 cm | 14 x 9,3 inches | 300dpi
• Aufnahmedatum: 15. Juni 2008
• Ort: Monterozzi Necropolis, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy.

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Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy: Vanth (right), a female demon of the Etruscan Underworld, holds a torch aloft as she guides a woman and young boy along the dark path to the afterlife; there they are greeted by two predeceased men, probably relatives. Wall painting in the late 3rd century BC Tomb 5636, the likely burial place of the Arnthunas family in the vast Monterozzi necropolis. On the far left, Charun, another Etruscan Underworld demon, sits guarding the gates of the Underworld. In Etruscan mythology, both Vanth and Charun were psychopomps: deities tasked with escorting the souls of the dead to the Underworld. As in other examples of Etruscan funerary art, Vanth is shown dressed like a young huntress, wearing calf-length boots below a short armless tunic. The Etruscan Charun, also known as Charu, was derived from the Greek Charon, paid to ferry souls across the River Styx, but performed a different function and was often portrayed as a more threatening deity. He carried a hammer while guarding the entrance to the Underworld and could be depicted with pointed ears, snakes around his arms and bluish skin symbolising death’s decay. The central pillar of Tomb 5636 has a much larger and more menacing painting of a winged Charun, with his hair a mass of writhing snakes. The burial chamber, discovered in 1969, dates from circa 250 to 200 BC and is among about 200 aristocratic or noble tombs in the necropolis with painted decoration. The frescoed tombs offer an unrivalled view of Etruscan daily life, including athletics, hunting, banquets, funeral rites and mythical scenes. The necropolis, first used in the 7th century BC, gained World Heritage Site status in 2004. UNESCO rates its frescoes as among the best examples of pre-Roman art in the western Mediterranean. D0719.A8604

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