Pluto (mythology) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pluto |
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Pluto velificans, with a Cupid attending his abduction of Proserpina in a four-horse chariot (Roman cinerary altar, Antonine Era, 2nd century)
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Abode | Underworld |
Symbol | chariot, helmet, horses, cornucopia |
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Consort | Proserpina |
Parents | Saturn and Ops |
Siblings | Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Vesta, Ceres |
Greek equivalent | Hades |
Pluto is the god of the Underworld in Roman mythology.
In Greece, there was a god who was just like Pluto called Hades. He had a three headed dog named Cerberus who guarded his kingdom. Pluto was also the god of wealth because diamonds and other jewels come from underground.
A myth about Pluto is that he took Proserpina, who was the daughter of Ceres, to the underworld to be his wife. Ceres cried and did not let plants grow on the Earth. People needed the plants so much that the god Jupiter made Pluto give her up. The deal they worked out was that for six months, Pluto got Proserpina. While Proserpina was in the underworld, no plants could grow on Earth and it was winter. When Proserpina could go back to her mother, it was summer. This was how the Greeks explained the seasons.
Related pages
- Hades - Greek mythology version of Pluto.
Images for kids
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A mosaic of the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis depicting the abduction of Persephone by Pluto, 4th century BC
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Hades and Persephone: tondo of an Attic red-figured kylix, ca. 440–430 BC
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The narcissus, frequently linked to the myth of Persephone, who was snatched into the Underworld by the god Hades while picking the flowers
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Persephone and Pluto or Hades on a pinax from Locri
See also
In Spanish: Plutón (mitología) para niños