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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 Πλοῦτος
linked to: Fortune
hasAttribute blindness in some traditions
corn sheaf
purse of money
youthfulness
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Aristophanes' play Plutus
Theogony
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony

Works and Days
notableWorkAppearance Aristophanes' comedy Plutus
oftenDepictedAs child
youth
opposedBy poverty
parent Demeter
Iasion
roleInMythology bringer of wealth
dispenser of riches
romanEquivalent Pluto (partially, as god of riches)
symbolizes economic abundance
material prosperity
riches
typeOfWealth earthly riches
material wealth
worshippedIn Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Ploutos romanEquivalent Plutus
Plutus featuresCharacter Plutus (personification of wealth)
linked to: Plutus
Eirene depictedWith Plutus
subject linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)