Here she is:
I've depicted Her in a very typical pose from one of the Etruscan tombs, where She is shown on one side of a door.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Vanth
This is the other piece I did earlier, another of that deck I'm now calling the World Goddess Oracle. It's of Vanth, an Etruscan underworld Goddess Who was often depicted on tombs and sarcophagi carrying a torch to help guide the souls of the dead. Because that's what Her presence signified, that someone's death was near. She is, however, a neutral force. She does not bring death, I don't think, but is there to guide the spirit on its new journey.
Here she is:
I've depicted Her in a very typical pose from one of the Etruscan tombs, where She is shown on one side of a door.
Here she is:
I've depicted Her in a very typical pose from one of the Etruscan tombs, where She is shown on one side of a door.
Beautiful! I've never heard of Vanth before. Those ancient Etruscans rocked.
ReplyDelete*DEMENTED HAND FLAPPING AND HYPERVENTILATING* i LOEV hER ;D The colour scheme you've chosen is wonderfully dusken, while not being eerie at all. And that hand *ugh* _You_ know.
ReplyDeleteAND I learned something! What I find remarkable - in a totally non-soft-poly way - is that Her consorts were all ported-over to the Hellenics with only slight adjustments to name, whereas Vanth becomes... Hekate. What can we make of that, I wonder...
p.s. Not sure about other users who aren't logged in with Blogger, but they sure are making it difficult these days to gush at you >|:||||
You and your flailing. It's so cute.
ReplyDeleteI had to get Tuscan red in there, right?
Vanth kind of doesn't have an equivalent. She's just Vanth. It is damned nice to have a female psychopomp though let me tell you. Now, to do Athena as a trickster!