Persipnei

Persipnei

Persipnei

Etruscan deity

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.

Quick Facts Consort, Equivalents ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    D. J. Conway, D. J. (1994). Maiden, mother, crone: the myth and reality of the triple goddess. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 93. ISBN 0-87542-171-7.
  2. [2]
    Wilkinson, Philip (2007). Mythology. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-1405334754.


This article relating to the Etruscan civilization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a deity is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Persipnei, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.