Aita (Etruscan: 𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌀), also spelled Eita (Etruscan: 𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌄), is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Śuri[1][2][3][4] as god of the underworld, roughly equivalent to the Greek god Hades (Epic Greek: Ἄϊδης, romanized: Áïdēs).[5]
- ^ Servius 380b, 11.785.
- ^ De Grummond 2004, p. 359.
- ^ National Etruscan Museum.
- ^ Maras 2010.
- ^ De Grummond 2006, p. 231.