Plutus

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Plutus is the Greek god of wealth and abundance, often depicted as a child or youth symbolizing material prosperity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Plutus canonical 3
Plutus (personification of wealth) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek god
deity of wealth
mythological figure
personification
associatedWith Demeter
Tyche
blindness
cornucopia
horn of plenty
random distribution of wealth
birthplace Crete
contrastedWith Penia
creatorOfWork wealth for mortals
culture Ancient Greek religion
depictedHolding cornucopia
purse
depictedWith Demeter
Tyche
domain abundance
wealth
eraOfOrigin Archaic Greece
fieldOfInfluence agricultural prosperity
financial prosperity
gender male
greekName Fortune
surface form: Πλοῦτος
hasAttribute blindness in some traditions
corn sheaf
purse of money
youthfulness
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Aristophanes’ play "Plutus"
surface form: Aristophanes' play Plutus

Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: Theogony

Hesiod's Works and Days
surface form: Works and Days
notableWorkAppearance Aristophanes’ play "Plutus"
surface form: Aristophanes' comedy Plutus
oftenDepictedAs child
youth
opposedBy poverty
parent Demeter
Iasion
roleInMythology bringer of wealth
dispenser of riches
romanEquivalent Pluto (Roman god of the underworld)
surface form: Pluto (partially, as god of riches)
symbolizes economic abundance
material prosperity
riches
typeOfWealth earthly riches
material wealth
worshippedIn Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ploutos romanEquivalent Plutus
Plutus featuresCharacter Plutus
this entity surface form: Plutus (personification of wealth)
Eirene (Greek goddess of peace) depictedWith Plutus
subject surface form: Eirene