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Aita is a relatively late addition to the Etruscan pantheon, appearing in iconography and in Etruscan text beginning in the 4th century BC, and is heavily influenced by his Greek counterpart, Hades. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Aita 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 ...
gods of darkness. [5] Aita, Eita: Epithet of Εuri, Etruscan equivalent of the Greek god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, Hades. [2] Alpanu, Alpan, Alpnu: Etruscan goddess, whose name is identical to Etruscan "willingly". [2] Aminth: Etruscan winged deity in the form of a child, probably identified with Amor. [6] Ani
Calu (Etruscan: ππππ, romanized: Calu, lit. 'dark, darkness') [1] [2] is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Εuri [3] [4] [5] as god of the underworld, roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades (Epic Greek: αΌΟδης, romanized: ÁïdΔs; Etruscan: ππππ, romanized: Aita); moreover, as with Hades, this god-name was also used as a synonym for the underworld ...
When the tomb was originally discovered, the cyclops was mistaken for the Roman god of the underworld, Orcus (hence the tomb's name). [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The back wall depicts a funeral procession overseen by " Aita " ( Hades ), the Etruscan god of the underworld, and his wife "Phersipnei" ( Persephone ).
Aita is an Etruscan deity, equivalent to the Greek god Hades. Aita or AITA may also refer to: Aita (Morocco), a Bedouin musical style; Aita (river), a tributary of the Olt in Romania; Aita, a dialect of the Rotokas language; All India Tennis Association; r/AmItheAsshole or AITA, a subreddit
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Charun with a hammer on a fresco in the François Tomb in Vulci, 4th century BC. The Etruscan Charun was fundamentally different from his Greek counterpart. Guarding the entry to the underworld, he is depicted with a hammer (his religious symbol) and is shown with pointed ears, snakes around his arms, and a blueish coloration symbolizing the decay of death.
In Etruscan mythology, Tuchulcha was a chthonic daemon (not to be confused with the Christian term "demon") with pointed ears (perhaps those of a donkey), hair made of snakes, and a beak (perhaps that of a vulture). Tuchulcha lived in the underworld known as Aita.