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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Pluto''') is a [[Greek god|god]] who is the [[brother]] of [[Zeus]] and [[husband]] of [[Persephone]] and ruler of the [[underworld]] also known as [[Tartaros]]; after a while, the underworld comes to be called ''Hades'' after its ruler. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Pluto''') is a [[Greek god|god]] who is the [[brother]] of [[Zeus]] and [[husband]] of [[Persephone]] and ruler of the [[underworld]] also known as [[Tartaros]]; after a while, the underworld comes to be called ''Hades'' after its ruler.

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From Greek mythology, (Roman: Pluto) is a god who is the brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone and ruler of the underworld also known as Tartaros; after a while, the underworld comes to be called Hades after its ruler.