Post by Romae Fabulus on Jun 25, 2006 11:56:40 GMT -5
Pluto:
Pluto was the god of the Dead. When someone died, they travelled down to the Underworld. First, they had to cross the River of the Dead, called the Styx. Everyone was buried with a coin, to pay the ferryman, Charon. Then they had to get past Cereberus, a fierce dog with three heads, which would only let the Dead through. Finally they had to come before the Judges of the Dead.
The only living man to fight Cerberus was Hercules, the strongest man in the world. He had to bring Cerberus back from the Underworld. (He let it go afterwards.)
Pluto sometimes got confused with the Greek god, Plutus, the god of wealth. This is not surprising, since the names sound alike, and also wealth, like gold, silver or jewels, are found underground, where Pluto ruled.