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v_public_serpent_dragon_beings: 25

Serpent and dragon figures across traditions.

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rowid entity_id canonical_name tradition category serpent_flag primary_domains short_note
25 ENT_ETR_TUCHULCHA Tuchulcha Etruscan Adversarial Being   underworld terror; punishment; chaos; serpent hair; demonic attendant Underworld daimon with vulture beak, donkey ears, and serpents; attested in the Tomba dell'Orco at Tarquinia (4th c. BCE) alongside Charun. Uniquely Etruscan with no Greek counterpart. A terror figure whose presence in tomb frescoes reflects the Etruscan conception of death as a violent, coerced journey.
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