PLU′TO. King of the infernal regions. He was a son of Saturn and Ops,
and husband of Proserpine, daughter of Ceres. He is sometimes referred
to under the name Dis, and he personifies hell. His principal attendant
was the three-headed dog Cerberus, and about his throne were the
Eumenides, the Harpies, and the Furies.
“With equal foot, rich friend, impartial fate
Knocks at the cottage and the palace gate.
. . . . . . .
Night soon will seize, and you must go below,
To story’d ghosts and Pluto’s house below.”