Dis Pater
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Dis Pater is a Roman god of the underworld and wealth, often identified with Pluto and associated with the riches found beneath the earth.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman god
ⓘ
chthonic deity ⓘ underworld deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ Proserpina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Roman gods of the underworld
ⓘ
Roman gods of wealth ⓘ chthonic Roman deities ⓘ |
| cultType |
chthonic cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
underworld
ⓘ
wealth ⓘ |
| epithet | Father Dis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalent |
Hades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Greek god Hades
ⓘ
Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
controlling underground resources
ⓘ
presiding over the afterlife ⓘ receiving souls of the dead ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | from Latin "dives" meaning "rich" and "pater" meaning "father" ⓘ |
| offeringType |
black animals
ⓘ
sacrifices in pits or trenches ⓘ |
| pantheon | Roman pantheon ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of subterranean wealth
ⓘ
ruler of the underworld ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
buried treasure
ⓘ
death ⓘ gems ⓘ precious metals ⓘ |
| spouse | Proserpina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
fertility of the earth
ⓘ
mineral wealth ⓘ riches beneath the earth ⓘ the dead ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pluto
this entity surface form:
Dius
subject surface form:
Orcus