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
Now the reign of Plutus had set in, as far as Lance and his companion were concerned.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
Plutus is the god of Riches, and as the minister of the deity of the dead, inhabits the court of Pluto, thereby indicating that the precious metals are in the bowels of the earth.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
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