Aita

deity underworld Etruscan single tradition · 1

Aita, also spelled Eita, is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Śuri as god of the underworld. He is roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 100
Historical notes
Etruscan civilization flourished from the 7th century BCE to the 1st century CE.

Relationships

co occurs with
Calu, Śuri
syncretized with
Hades
equivalent to
Hades
consort of
Persipnei

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Krauskopf, Ingrid (1988). "Aita/Calu". In LIMC. Vol. IV. pp. 394–399.”

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