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Charun

This article is about the underworld figure in Etruscan mythology. For other uses, see Charun (disambiguation).
A typical depiction of Charun. From an Etruscan red-figure calyx-crater. End of the 4th century BC-beginning of the 3rd century BC.
The other side of the same artifact, depicting Ajax killing a Trojan prisoner in front of Charun.

In Etruscan mythology, Charun (also spelled Charu, or Karun) acted as one of the psychopompoi of the underworld (not to be confused with the god of the underworld, known to the Etruscans as Aita). He is often portrayed with Vanth, a winged figure also associated with the underworld.


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