Plutus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Plutus
from Greek ploutos wealth
Example Sentences
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Soon, they’ll be begging Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, to intervene.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017
As the myth goes, Plutus wanted to grant riches only to the "the just, the wise, the men of ordered life."
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2010
Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, did not have an easy life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2010
In the fourth he found Plutus, who guards it.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.
With Lookout eliminated, the contest between Plutus, Boundless and Buck McCann was a stubborn one, and not until very near the wire was the issue settled, as to who would get second place.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence
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