Dīs Pater Dīs Pater Dīs Pater (pronounced ) was a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated with fertile agricultural land and mineral wealth, and since those minerals came from underground, he was later equated with the chthonic deities Pluto (Hades) and Orcus. "Dīs Pater" was commonly shortened to simply Dīs and this name has since become an alternative name for the underworld or a part of the underworld, such as the City of Dis of Dante's "The Divine Comedy", which comprises Lower Hell. It is often thought that Dīs Pater was also a Celtic god. This confusion arises from
The road to hell is paved with good intentions The road to hell is paved with good intentions The road to hell is paved with good intentions is a proverb or aphorism. An alternative form is "Hell is full of good meanings, but heaven is full of good works". The saying is thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote ( 1150), ""L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs"" (hell is full of good wishes or desires). An earlier saying occurs in Virgil's "Aeneid": ""facilis descensus Averno" (the descent to hell is easy)". A common interpretation of the saying is that wrongdoings or evil actions