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90482 Orcus and Vanth

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Difference between 90482 Orcus and Vanth

90482 Orcus vs. Vanth

90482 Orcus, provisional designation, is a trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt with a large moon, Vanth. Vanth is a chthonic figure in Etruscan mythology shown in a variety of forms of funerary art, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi.

Similarities between 90482 Orcus and Vanth

90482 Orcus and Vanth have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Charun, Etruscan mythology, Psychopomp.

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 lord of the underworld, known to the Etruscans as Aita). He is often portrayed with Vanth, a winged goddess also associated with the underworld.

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Etruscan mythology

Etruscan mythology comprises a set of stories, beliefs, and religious practices of the Etruscan civilization, originating in the 7th century BC from the preceding Iron Age Villanovan culture, with its influences in the mythology of ancient Greece and Phoenicia, and sharing similarities with concurrent Roman mythology.

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Psychopomp

Psychopomps (from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός, psuchopompos, literally meaning the "guide of souls") are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife.

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90482 Orcus and Vanth Comparison

90482 Orcus has 93 relations, while Vanth has 16. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.75% = 3 / (93 + 16).

References

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