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For other uses, see Aita (disambiguation).
Aita (also spelled Eita in Etruscan inscriptions) is the name of the Etruscan equivalent to the Greek Hades, the divine ruler of the underworld.
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He is pictured in only a few instances in Etruscan tomb painting, such as in the Golini tomb from Orvieto and the tomb of Orcus II from Tarquinia.[1]
Aita is also pictured with his wife Phersipnai, the Etruscan equivalent to the Greek Persephone.
Etruscan chthonic figures
Other Etruscan chthonic (or underworld) figures include Charun, Calu, Phersipnai, Turms, Vanth, and Culsu
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References
- ^ De Grummond, 2006. Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. p. 229-231
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