Greek bronze statue of Pluto and the chained cerbers, on a black marble base. Height: 32 cm (without trident).
Width: 15.5 cm - Depth: 10.5 cm
Weight: 4.3 kgs
Pluto, in Latin, is a Chthonian god of the Roman religion; it is "the one who enriches," similar to the Greek god Hades, "the one who makes him invisible." He is the god of hell. Also named Tertius, the cult of Saturn's third son is likely the result of the belief in an older god, Dis Pater.
His favorite animals The three-headed dog (Cerberus, keeper of the entrance to the Underworld) and four black horses whose evil names were, according to Claudien, a 5th century Latin poet, Othon, Alastor, Nyctéus and Orphneus.
In the Greek mythology, Cerberus is the dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld. It prevented those passing the Styx from being able to escape. It is found in many works of ancient Greek and Roman literature, as well as in modern and ancient art and architecture. As with most creatures in classical mythology, the description and context surrounding the Cerberus differ sets differently, the main difference being the number of heads, usually three, but also fifty according to Hesiod or a hundred in Horace.
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