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Persipnei

deity underworld Etruscan single tradition Β· 1

Persipnei (also spelled Phersipnai) is the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek Persephone. She is the consort of Aita. She is depicted in Etruscan tomb paintings, such as in the Golini Tomb from Orvieto and the tomb of Orcus II from Tarquinia.

When

First attested
400 BCE
Attested period
-400 – -200
Historical notes
Appears in Etruscan tomb paintings.

Relationships

co occurs with
Calu
consort of
Aita
syncretized with
Persephone
equivalent to
Persephone

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Aita

Source passages

β€œIn these tomb paintings, he is shown with his consort Persipnei (Etruscan: πŒ‰πŒ„πŒπŒπŒ‰πŒ”πŒ›πŒ„πŒ), also spelled Phersipnai (Etruscan: πŒ‰πŒ€πŒπŒπŒ‰πŒ”πŒ›πŒ„πŒ˜), the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek Persephone.”

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