Pluto

Pluto was the king of the underworld and wealth within Classical mythology.
The name was originally an epithet for the Greek god Hades simply, known as Plouton (wealthy), which also had a possible connection to the figure of Plutus, a minor god of wealth, before being syncretised with the the Roman god Dīs and getting the latinized version of the name, Pluto.
He was seen as the son of Saturn and Ops, who divided the cosmos with his two brother, Jupiter the sky and Neptune. Pluto would receive the underworld, Jupiter the sky and Neptune the sea. The abduction myth of Proserpina (latinized version Persephone) would also be attributed to him, as well as the myth legend of Orpheus' decent into the underworld in order to rescue his lover Eurydice.
His name would, alongside that of Dīs, would also often be used in the context of the Devil or the realm Hell in later Christian literature. Notably examples include the Divine Comedy (where he is conflated with the figure of Plutus), The Merchant's Tale, Belfagor arcidiavolo and Jerusalem Delivered.
Category:Deities
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