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Pluto (Dis)

Pluto or Dis was a chthonian god of wealth and the Underworld, the world of the dead. His name means "Rich One" and Dis Pater means "Rich Father". He was often referred to as the "Stygian Jupiter" or "Stygian Jove", meaning he was the "Jupiter of the Underworld".

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Pluto was equated with Hades, the god of the dead, and his consort was Proserpina (Greek Persephone). As Orcus, he was the brother of Jupiter (Zeus).

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Pluto – "Rich One"
Dis. Dis Pater, Dispater – "Rich Father".
Orcus.

Hades (Greek).

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Persephone, Demeter, Zeus.

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Roman Deities:

  • • Jupiter
  • • Mars
  • • Quirinus
  • • Juno
  • • Minerva
  • • Mercury
  • • Janus
  • • Diana
  • • Venus
  • • Cupid (Amor)
  • • Vulcan
  • • Neptune
  • • Pluto (Dis)
  • • Tellus (Terra Mater)
  • • Saturn
  • • Ops
  • • Consus
  • • Ceres
  • • Proserpina
  • • Liber
  • • Bellona
  • • Picus
  • • Faunus
  • • Bona Dea (Fauna)
  • • Silvanus
  • • Flora
  • • Pales
  • • Vertumnus and Pomona
  • • Fornax
  • • Egeria
  • • Salus
  • • Somnus
  • • Oneiroi (Dreams)
  • • Fortuna
  • • Felicitas
  • • Pax
  • • Juturna
  • • Fontus
  • • Vesta
  • • Penates
  • • Lares
Pluto

Pluto

Pluto: Roman God of Death Pluto, god of death, was the Roman lord of the underworld. He was also the god of anything that could be extracted from the earth, such as diamonds. He abducted Proserpina, who eventually became his wife. This article exp...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Hades (Pluto)

Hades (Pluto)

Lord of the Underworld. Hades was the son of the titans, Cronus and Rhea. Hades was the god of the dead, and ruled his world with more absolute power and authority than Zeus. Hades was a grim god, not an evil one. His other name Aïdoneus (Aidoneus...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Plutus

Plutus

God of wealth. Plutus was the son of the corn goddess Demeter and the mortal Iasion. Iasion was the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, which made Iasion the brother of Dardanus, ancestor of the Trojan people. Iasion was a farmer from the island o...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Proserpina

Proserpina

Queen of the Underworld and the goddess of spring. Proserpina was completely identical to the Greek goddess Persephone. Proserpina was the daughter of Jupiter (Zeus) and Ceres (Demeter). The Roman poet gave a full account of Proserpina's abduction...

September 10th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Hades

Hades

Hades: The Anti-Social Introvert of Greek Mythology Hades, god of the underworld, was one of the original six Olympian gods, but he rarely left the realm of the dead. However, he was not the fearsome, terrible character described by Christians and...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Donn

Donn

Donn was a chthonic Underworld god responsible for the passage of the dead. Donn was the Irish god of the dead. Donn was mainly worshipped in Munster. Donn was probably associated with Dis Pater (Pluto or Hades), the Roman god of the dead. Accordi...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Underworld

Underworld

The world of the dead or the netherworld was commonly viewed by the ancient religions to be a subterranean realm ruled by a god, a goddess, or both. Almost all mortals would reside in the netherworld after their death. Few gained godhood and fewer...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Persephone (Kore)

Persephone (Kore)

A goddess of the underworld. Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was known (or by her title) as Kore (Κόρη, "maiden"). The Romans called her Proserpina. Before she was abducted, she was perhaps the personification of spring and go...

September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Plutus (Wealth)

Plutus (Wealth)

(Comedy, Greek, c. 388 BCE, 1,207 lines)Introduction "Plutus" (Gr: "Ploutis") or "Wealth" is a late comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, first produced around 388 BCE or later. It is a kind of allegory about a poor man, Chremylos, ...

October 25th, 2024 • Timeless Myths
Neptune

Neptune

Neptune | God of the Sea Neptune, god of the sea, was Jupiter’s brother in Roman mythology. He was also the god of fresh waters on earth as well as the patron of horses and horse racing. Neptune was Poseidon’s Roman name, and Poseidon and Neptune ...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
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