Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Hades" | Greek | Or Pluton, Pluto, Plouton, Dis (Roman), and Aidoneus, the god of the lower world; Plato observes that people preferred calling him Pluton (the giver of wealth) to pronouncing the dreaded name of Hades or Aides. Hence we find that in ordinary life and in the mysteries the name Pluton became generally established, while the poets preferred the ancient name Aides or the form Pluteus. Greek |
God name "Orcus aka Hades or Pluton" | Roman | Orcus aka Hades or Pluton, the god of the lower world. Roman |
God name "Pluton" | Greek | The giver of wealth, at first a surname of Hades, the god of the lower world. Greek |
"Plutus" | Greek | Sometimes also called Pluton, the personification of wealth, is described as a son of Iasion and Demeter. Greek |