Pluto (mythology) says that among the Turdetani, it is "Pluto, and not Hades, who inhabits the region down below." In the discourse "On Mourning" by the Greek author Lucian (2nd century AD), Pluto's "wealth" is the dead he rules over in the abyss "(chasma)"; the name "Hades" is reserved for the underworld itself. In Greek religious practice, Pluto is sometimes seen as the "chthonic Zeus" ("Zeus Chthonios" or "Zeus Catachthonios"), or at least as having functions or significance equivalent to those of Zeus but pertaining to the earth or underworld. In ancient Roman and Hellenistic religion, Pluto was identified with a number
Hell Is the Absence of God Hell Is the Absence of God "Hell Is the Absence of God" is a 2001 fantasy novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in , and subsequently reprinted in "Year's Best Fantasy 2", and in "Fantasy: The Best of 2001", as well as in Chiang's 2002 anthology, "Stories of Your Life and Others". "Hell Is" won the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and the Locus Award for Best Novelette. It was also a finalist for the 2002 Theodore Sturgeon Award. The novelette has also been translated into Italian, French and German. The