Persipnei | |
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Queen of the underworld | |
Consort | Aita |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Persephone |
Roman equivalent | Proserpina |
In Etruscan mythology, Persipnei[ pronunciation?] or Phersipnai (later Ferspnai) was the queen of the underworld and equivalent to the Greek goddess Persephone and Roman Proserpina. [1] Persipnei was the consort of the divine ruler of the underworld, Aita. Together, both of these deities ruled the Etruscan underworld, which was guarded by Mantus and Mania. [2] Indeed, her name was borrowed by the Etruscans from the Greeks.