Plutus
/ (ˈpluːtʊs) /
noun
the Greek god of wealth
Origin of Plutus
1from Greek ploutos wealth
Words Nearby Plutus
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How to use Plutus in a sentence
He is Plutus in human guise; he is Wealth itself, essential and concrete.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyTis the greedy Plutus, with his purse full, who quotes smiling, human honesty!
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertJericho and Plutus were in face and expression as like as two snakes.
John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 | William Powell FrithNo; Plutus was the god of riches, and was supposed to be the son of Jason and Ceres.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann WhitePlutus, the blustering giant, collapses at Virgil's rebuke; it is "as the sails sink, the mast being suddenly broken."
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