Pluto (mythology) the underworld. "Plūtō" (; genitive "Plūtōnis") is the Latinized form of the Greek "Plouton". Pluto's Roman equivalent is Dis Pater, whose name is most often taken to mean "Rich Father" and is perhaps a direct translation of "Plouton." Pluto was also identified with the obscure Roman Orcus, like Hades the name of both a god of the underworld and the underworld as a place. The borrowed Greek name "Pluto" is sometimes used for the ruler of the dead in Latin literature, leading some mythology handbooks to assert misleadingly that Pluto was the Roman counterpart of Hades. "Pluto" ("Pluton" in French
Soranus (mythology) was located next to his. Soranus (mythology) Soranus was an Etruscan, Faliscan, Capenate and Sabine god adopted into ancient Roman religion. He was worshipped on Mt. Soracte in Lazio. The area was sacred to underworld gods, such as Dis Pater. The worshippers of Apollo Soranus, after his cult had been subsumed by Apollo, were called "Hirpi Sorani" ("wolves of Soranus", from Sabine "hirpus" "wolf"). They were firewalkers and carried about the entrails of sacrifices during ceremonies. Soranus was identified with Dis, the Roman god of the underworld, or with Apollo, a Greek god adopted by the Romans, and had a