#4th bc

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Etruscan terracotta kantharos (drinking cup) with ketos (sea monster)

Because the trip to the Underworld was believed to involve a sea voyage, marine creatures, both real and imaginary, were often associated with death in Etruscan culture. Both hippocamps (sea horses) and kete (sea monsters) were presented in a positive light, often guarding the deceased or transporting them to the Underworld.

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Achilles killing a Trojan prisoner, Etruscan krater c. 300 BC. The figure at the right with the hammer is Charun, the Etruscan demon of death, related to the Greek Charon.