Pluto: What's in a name?

Pluton   (by Henri Chapu)

It turns out that Pluto, “god of the Underworld,” has a mighty big heart after all.

Long thought to be one and the same as dreaded Hades, Pluto is actually a kinder gentler version.  After abducting Persephone (not the gentler part), he became quite the loving husband (monogamous even, in stark contrast to his Mount Olympus brethren).

As Lord of the Dead, he cares for souls in the Afterlife (as opposed to simply destroying them). However, Pluto is also very much concerned with the perpetuation of life.  He is therefore strongly associated with abundance and fertility.

So that’s what Pluto’s allegedly been doing here on Earth for millenia.  Who knew that he also had a peachy valentine of a vacation home billions of miles away?

Here’s hoping that these latest Plutonian revelations will only further the friendship between Pluto and his human “subjects.”  If not, life on Earth could become pure Hades.

 

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_%28mythology%29

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