<P> Pluto ( Greek : Πλούτων , Ploutōn ) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology . The earlier name for the god was Hades , which became more common as the name of the underworld itself . In ancient Greek religion and mythology , Pluto represents a more positive concept of the god who presides over the afterlife . Ploutōn was frequently conflated with Ploutos ( Πλοῦτος , Plutus ) , a god of wealth , because mineral wealth was found underground , and because as a chthonic god Pluto ruled the deep earth that contained the seeds necessary for a bountiful harvest . The name Ploutōn came into widespread usage with the Eleusinian Mysteries , in which Pluto was venerated as a stern ruler but the loving husband of Persephone . The couple received souls in the afterlife , and are invoked together in religious inscriptions . Hades , by contrast , had few temples and religious practices associated with him , and he is portrayed as the dark and violent abductor of Persephone . </P>
<P> Pluto ( Greek : Πλούτων , Ploutōn ) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology . The earlier name for the god was Hades , which became more common as the name of the underworld itself . In ancient Greek religion and mythology , Pluto represents a more positive concept of the god who presides over the afterlife . Ploutōn was frequently conflated with Ploutos ( Πλοῦτος , Plutus ) , a god of wealth , because mineral wealth was found underground , and because as a chthonic god Pluto ruled the deep earth that contained the seeds necessary for a bountiful harvest . The name Ploutōn came into widespread usage with the Eleusinian Mysteries , in which Pluto was venerated as a stern ruler but the loving husband of Persephone . The couple received souls in the afterlife , and are invoked together in religious inscriptions . Hades , by contrast , had few temples and religious practices associated with him , and he is portrayed as the dark and violent abductor of Persephone . </P>
roman god of underworld also called orcus and pluto
roman god of underworld also called orcus and pluto
Pluto
Pluto