| Persipnei | |
| Type: | Etruscan |
| God Of: | Queen of the underworld |
| Consort: | Aita |
| Roman Equivalent: | Proserpina |
| Greek Equivalent: | Persephone |
In Etruscan mythology, Persipnei 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.
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