Dis Pater (/ˌdɪs ˈpeɪtər/; Latin: [diːs patɛr]; genitive Ditis Patris), otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis...

Look up pater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pater may refer to: a title given to a father deity Dis Pater, a Roman and Celtic god of the underworld...

(1895–1985), or "D.I.S.", Romanian social scientist and film critic Ad Dis, Yemen Ad Dis District Dīs Pater, a Roman god of the underworld Dis (Divine Comedy)...

as queen of the underworld, spouse to Rome's king of the underworld, Dis pater, and daughter to Ceres. The cult's functions, framework of myths and roles...

also used for the underworld itself. Eventually, he was conflated with Dis Pater and Pluto. A temple to Orcus may once have existed on the Palatine Hill...

to the Germanic god Odin, the Gaulish god Sucellos, and the Roman god Dīs Pater. The Old Irish name Dagda is generally believed to stem from Proto-Celtic:...

romanized: Áïdēs, lit. 'Hades' or 'underworld', syncretised with Roman Dīs Pater; as well as solar theonyms – consistently associated with solar and volcanic...

called Pater ("Father") to signify their preeminence and paternal care, and the filial respect owed to them. Pater was found as an epithet of Dis, Jupiter...

Jupiter (Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Δίας or Ζεύς), also known as Jove (gen...

and Minerva, who promoted handicrafts. He adds that the Gauls regarded Dis Pater as their ancestor. In characteristic Roman fashion, Caesar does not refer...