Aita’s Family Tree

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Family

• Phersipnai(spouse)— Consort

  Phersipnai and Aita reign together over the Etruscan Underworld, enthroned side by side in the painted chambers of the Tomb of Orcus at Tarquinia as king and queen of the dead.

Rules over

• Etruscan Underworld

  Phersipnai and Aita rule the Etruscan Underworld together, enthroned as its sovereign pair in tomb paintings where Charun, Vanth, and other demons attend their court.

Equivalent to

• Hades(Greek),Pluto(Roman)

  Aita, Hades, and Pluto are the Etruscan, Greek, and Roman names for the ruler of the dead — the Etruscan Aita derives from Greek Aides, and the Tomb of Orcus at Tarquinia depicts him enthroned in scenes blending Etruscan and Greek underworld imagery.