Pluto Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Pluto?
A
The brother of Jupiter and Neptune and God of the Underworld
2
Q
Why was he not often represented in art?
A
As his position was under the earth
3
Q
Where does Pluto make a brief appearance in literature?
A
the story of Orpheus and Eurydice in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
4
Q
What was a popular decoration for a Roman sarcophagi?
A
The myth of Proserpina’s abduction at the hands of Pluto
