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In Etruscan mythology
Etruscan mythology

The Etruscan civilizations were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic....
, Leinth is the goddess of death
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
, whose name means "Old Age" or "Old Woman". In art, she was portrayed with the face veiled.

Leinth is depicted at the gates to the Underworld, or as a representative of Death or the journey to (or from) the Underworld.

Leinth's name is related to many gloomy words in Etruscan, such as leine, "to die"; leinie, "dead" or "inert"; another more literal meaning of Her name is "She Who Stops".

Despite Her name She is depicted as a young Goddess.






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In Etruscan mythology
Etruscan mythology

The Etruscan civilizations were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic....
, Leinth is the goddess of death
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
, whose name means "Old Age" or "Old Woman". In art, she was portrayed with the face veiled.

Leinth is depicted at the gates to the Underworld, or as a representative of Death or the journey to (or from) the Underworld.

Leinth's name is related to many gloomy words in Etruscan, such as leine, "to die"; leinie, "dead" or "inert"; another more literal meaning of Her name is "She Who Stops".

Despite Her name She is depicted as a young Goddess.