| ETRURIA:
Etruria is the Roman equivalent of the Greek CHARON, the ferryman who
delivers souls to the underworld. But unlike his Greek counterpart,
Etruria does not simply transport spirits to the land of the dead; he
torments them as well. Ancient drawings show the grim god gleefully
smashing souls over the head with a huge mallet as they depart their
physical bodies. He is sometimes linked to the mysterious ETRUSCAN
CIVILIZATION. However, few of these texts have been satisfactorily
translated.) (o)
Resource List - all entries are taken verbatim from the
original source:
(o) "The Encyclopedia of Hell."
Miriam Van Scott. St. Martin's Press. ©1998
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