Ploutos is the Greek god of agricultural wealth. He was born a demigod, son of Demeter and the mortal hero Iasion.
History[]
Demeter, his mother.
As the god of wealth, Ploutos is said to travel over land and the sea, bestowing great wealth upon those who take him into their homes. It was further believed that Demeter and Persephone would send Ploutos to give wealth to those who were initiated into the famous Eleusinian Mysteries, religious rites held every year at Eleusis in honor of the two goddesses.
Trivia[]
- The name Ploutos (Πλοῦτος in Greek; Latin PLVTVS, Plutus) literally means "wealth" in Greek.