How Did Pluto And Hades Influence Greek Culture

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“The influence of Greek art and literature became so powerful in Rome that ancient Roman deities were changed to resemble the corresponding Greek gods and were considered to be the same. (Hamilton,48-49) For example the literature was based on the Greek writing. The Romans continued on with writing poetry, comedy,and tragedy, while the Greeks continued with similar items but put them more into history, and plays. Art with the Greeks was huge and they would honor heros and the deities by painting the deities on pottery mainly, such as vases. Meanwhile, the Romans were more for painting on canvas, pictures of famous orators and emperors. Entertainment for the Romans were mainly plays as stated before but tragedies were the main plays

Pluto is also the god of wealth and harvest because he lived underground and that was were seeds were planted to grow and also where rich minerals were found. Hades known as lord of the dead, had total control over zombies, harpies, Furies, and hellhounds. As most can tell the differences show how the Romans don’t believe that Pluto is all that bad, but Hades is pure evil.

Pluto and Hades are the god of the underworld. Both Pluto and Hades are terrible and evil gods according to the cultures and people who believe in them. As many know Pluto and Hades most well known story is of Kore and Persephone and how he was the cause of winter because he tricked Kore and Persephone into staying seven months of the year with him as his wife, which in turn broke Ceres’ and Demeter’s, Kore and Persephone mothers, heart.

In the stories of both goddesses, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of sorrow was foremost. Demeter, goddess of the harvest wealth, was still more the divine sorrowing mother who saw her daughter die each year. Persephone was the radiant maiden of the spring and the summertime, whose light step upon the dry, brown hillside was enough to make it fresh and blooming as Sappho writes. (Hamilton