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
Pluto the movement. After the observatory obtained further confirmatory photographs, news of the discovery was telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory on March 13, 1930. The discovery made headlines around the globe. Lowell Observatory, which had the right to name the new object, received more than 1,000 suggestions from all over the world, ranging from Atlas to Zymal. Tombaugh urged Slipher to suggest a name for the new object quickly before someone else did. Constance Lowell proposed "Zeus", then "Percival" and finally "Constance". These suggestions were disregarded. The name Pluto, after the god of the underworld, was proposed by Venetia Burney