Hades three-headed guard dog Cerberus. The Etruscan god Aita and the Roman gods Dis Pater and Orcus were eventually taken as equivalent to Hades and merged into Pluto, a Latinization of Plouton (", Ploútōn"), itself a euphemistic title often given to Hades. The origin of Hades' name is uncertain, but has generally been seen as meaning "the unseen one" since antiquity. An extensive section of Plato's dialogue "Cratylus" is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, in which Socrates is arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge ("eidenai") of all noble things". Modern linguists have
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions English "Jehovah"). A modern Protestant usage is "Yēhéhuá" (耶和華, phonetic). Some versions translate this term as Shàngzhǔ (上主, literally "Lord Above"), similar to the translation decision that uses a capitalized "LORD" by both Catholics and traditional Protestants. Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans particularly use Shàngzhǔ in prayers of the Eucharist. The term "Zhǔ" (主,literally "Lord") is used by both Catholics and traditional Protestants in less formal prayers, and usually by contemporary Protestants. Other less formal terms are used, for example, "Tīanfù" (天父, literally "Heavenly Father"). Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions In the Chinese common religion and philosophical schools