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Pluto was also identified with the obscure Roman Orcus, like Hades the name of both a god of the underworld and the underworld as a place. Pluto (Pluton in French and German, Plutone in Italian) becomes the most common name for the classical ruler of the underworld in subsequent Western literature and other art forms.
Quintus Ennius (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkᶣiːnt̪ʊs̺ ˈɛnːiʊs̺]; c. 239 – c. 169 BC) was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. He is often considered the father of Roman poetry .
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome.
Saturn, a titan, god of harvest and agriculture, the father of Jupiter, Neptune, Juno, and Pluto. Scotus, god of darkness ; brother of Terra, lover of Nox and opposite Dis. Greek Erebos; deep, shadow and one of the primordial deities. Securitas, goddess of security, especially the security of the Roman empire. Senectus, god of old age.
Dis Pater (/ ˌ d ɪ s ˈ p eɪ t ər /; Latin: [diːs patɛr]; genitive Ditis Patris), otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated with fertile agricultural land and mineral wealth, and since those minerals came from underground, he was later equated with the chthonic deities Pluto ...
In Greek mythology, Pluto or Plouto (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώ, romanized: Ploutṓ, lit. 'rich one') was, according to the late 8th–early 7th century BC Greek poet Hesiod , and the probably nearly as old Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter , one of the many Oceanid daughters of Oceanus and Tethys . [ 1 ]
However, looking over "Pluto (mythology)" briefly, it seems to consist primarily of Greek material and perspectives, with relatively little content from Roman culture, and if I'm not mistaken is treating "Pluto" as an alternative name for Hades in Greek mythology, rather than a distinctly Roman interpretation. If my impression is correct, then ...
According to Hyginus, Pluto's father was Himas, [2] while other sources give her father as Cronus. [3] According to the Clementine Recognitions, the mother of Tantalus, called either Plutis or Plute, was the daughter of Atlas. [4] Nonnus, calling her "Berecyntian Pluto", associates her with Berecyntus, a mountain in Phrygia sacred to Cybele. [5]