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
Seven Names of God Prayer later had his adult disciples memorize the prayer. Baba composed another version during his final seclusion in 1967 that he had a disciple named Kaikobad repeat aloud in his presence. The names of God in these prayers by Meher Baba are explained as follows. The tradition of seven names of God is not new to Meher Baba. In medieval Judaism, God was sometimes called "The Seven." Among the ancient Hebrews, the seven names for the Deity over which the scribes had to exercise particular care were: See Names of God in Judaism. Some Christians recognize seven names of God, often