Pluto (mythology) The route from Persephone's meadow to Hades crosses the sea. The hymn concludes: "You alone were born to judge deeds obscure and conspicuous.<br>Holiest and illustrious ruler of all, frenzied god,<br>You delight in the worshiper's respect and reverence.<br>Come with favor and joy to the initiates. I summon you. The hymn is one of several examples of Greco-Roman prayer that express a desire for the presence of a deity, and has been compared to a similar epiclesis in the "Acts of Thomas". The names of both Hades and Pluto appear also in the Greek Magical Papyri and curse tablets, with Hades typically
Gate deities of the underworld Gate deities of the underworld The Gate deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with guarding the gates of the Egyptian underworld. The Egyptians believed that in the netherworld, the Duat, there were various gates, doors and pylons crossed every night by the solar boat (Atet) of the sun-god Ra and by the souls directed to the world of the dead. Ancient funerary texts provide many different descriptions of the afterlife gates. Sometimes more than 1,000 guardian deities are listed. According to a more general view, every gate was guarded by a minor god who allowed access