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Charun
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Etruscan_mythology/Nb3ycMfb">Etruscan mythology</a>, Charun (also spelled Charu, or Karun) acted as one of the <a href="/facts/Psychopomp/jXt3SCpw">psychopompoi</a> of the <a href="/facts/Underworld/DaB7uJsa">underworld</a> (not to be confused with the god of the underworld, known to the Etruscans as <a href="/facts/Aita_(mythology)/EQEoK8CS">Aita)</a>. He is often portrayed with <a href="/facts/Vanth/AAAsQQ97">Vanth</a>, a winged figure also associated with the underworld. </p>