Plutus

Plutus is the Greek god of wealth. He gives people money and riches.Morford, Mark; Lenardon, Robert J. Classical Mythology. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Family
Plutus is the son of Demeter, the goddess of farming, and Iasion, a mortal man.Hesiod, Theogony, line 969. Some stories say his mother is Tyche, the goddess of luck.Phaedrus, Fables, Book 4, Fable 12.

In art
Plutus is often shown as a baby with a cornucopia, which is a horn full of food and riches.Karl Kerenyi, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter, Princeton University Press, 1967. Sometimes he is in the arms of Eirene, the goddess of peace, or Tyche, the goddess of fortune.Istanbul Archaeological Museum, 2nd century AD statue of Tyche and Plutus.

In stories
In a play by Aristophanes, Plutus is blind so he gives wealth to people without knowing who they are. Later, he gets his sight back and tries to give money only to good people.Aristophanes, Plutus (388 BC).

In a fable by Phaedrus, Hercules does not greet Plutus because he thinks Plutus gives riches to bad people.Phaedrus, Fables, Book 4, Fable 12.

Related pages
 Tyche
 Demeter
 Cornucopia
 Wealth

References

Category:Greek gods and goddesses