Pluto
From LSJ
ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστον· φύντα δ' ὅμως ὤκιστα πύλας Ἀίδαο περῆσαι → First, it is best for mortals to not be born. If born, to pass through Hades' gates as soon as possible.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Plūto: or Plūton, ōnis, m., = Πλούτων>,
I the king of the Lower World, the husband of Proserpine, and brother of Jupiter and Neptune, Cic. N. D. 2, 26, 66; Hyg. praef.; Verg. A. 7, 327; Juv. 13, 50.—Acc. Gr. Plutona, Hor. C. 2, 14, 7.—Hence,
II Plūtōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pluto, Plutonian: et domus exilis Plutonia, i. e. the realms. of death, the Lower Regions, Hor. C. 1, 4, 17.—Subst.: Plūtō-nĭa, ōrum, n. <number opt="n">plur.</number>, a pestilential district in Asia, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79.
