Aita
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Aita is an Etruscan underworld god, broadly analogous to the Greek Hades and associated with death and the afterlife.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan deity
ⓘ
underworld deity ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
Hades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plouton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Etruscan funerary art ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | chthonic powers ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
death ⓘ fate of souls after death ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | world below the earth ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
chthonic attributes
ⓘ
wolf-skin headdress ⓘ |
| domain | underworld ⓘ |
| equivalentInGreekMythology | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInRomanMythology |
Dis Pater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | guardian of the realm of the dead ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasConsortRoleWith | queen of the underworld ⓘ |
| iconographicInfluenceFrom | Greek Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Etruscan language inscriptions ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Etruscan mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Aitas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | focus of funerary veneration ⓘ |
| religiousSphere | chthonic cults ⓘ |
| role |
lord of the dead
ⓘ
ruler of the underworld ⓘ |
| sharesAttributesWith |
Orcus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Persipnei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phersipnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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