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Pluto

Pluto

7 6.6
The Roman god who rules the land of the dead
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpluːtoʊ/
  • Literature
translation icon : Plutón
  • The name Pluto, the Greek god of the Underworld, was chosen for this tiny celestial body that is 250 times fainter in the night sky than Neptune.

Examples

  • By eating the fruit of the pomegranate... ...Pluto kept Persephone in the Underworld.

    The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

  • Let Pluto's bells ring out my fatal knell and hags howl for my death at Charon's shore.

    Edward II (1991)

  • When I ordered you down to Earth, did I not charge you to see that Hercules was delivered to the realm of Pluto?

    Hercules in New York (1970)

  • I am to convey Hercules to the underworld kingdom of Pluto where he is to remain for a hundred years.

    Hercules in New York (1970)

  • When I ordered you down to Earth, did I not charge you to see that Hercules was delivered to the realm of Pluto?

  • From the Sun, Pluto takes its name from the Roman god of the underworld.

  • I am to convey Hercules to the underworld kingdom of Pluto where he is to remain for a hundred years.

Synonyms

Dis
vsPluto
  • Literature
4 9.9

The Roman god who rules the world of the dead

is an alternative name used for the same deity
Orcus
vsPluto
  • Literature
1 9.9

A Roman god of the underworld who punishes the dead and people who break promises

emphasizes rulership of the dead rather than punishment focus
Dis Pater
vsPluto
  • Literature
9.9

A Roman god who rules the underworld

is another name for the same ruling underworld figure

Surface Forms

Pluto main

Etymology

Pluto for the Roman god comes from Greek Ploutōn, from ploutos meaning 'wealth', since people believed the underworld held the earth's metals and treasures, so Pluto became the ruler of the dead and a name linked to riches and power.