Most artworks done for Plutus shows him as a young child being held by his mother, Demeter.
Character Traits for Plutus:
1) Giving “Ploutos was blinded by Zeus, so that he would distribute wealth to everyone without any discrimination…”("Ploutos." Ploutos. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.)
2) Young “he appears chiefly as a child with a cornucopia, in company with Demeter and Persephone”( The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Plutus." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.)
3) Rich “PLOUTOS (Plutus) was the god of wealth” ( Astron, Aaron J. "PLOUTOS." PLUTUS (Ploutos) - Greek God of Wealth & Agricultural Bounty. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.)
Discussion Statement
The world would become unstable if wealth was given out equally.
Evidence:
( Astron, Aaron J. "PLOUTOS." PLUTUS (Ploutos) - Greek God of Wealth & Agricultural Bounty. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.),
( The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Plutus." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Dec. 2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.),
("Ploutos." Ploutos. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.),
(Mastin, Luke. "Plutus (Wealth) - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature." Plutus (Wealth) - Aristophanes - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature. N.p., 2009. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.)
(History.com Staff. "Greek Mythology." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.)
Credits:
Created with images by Dimitris Graffin - "Eirene with Ploutos, National Archaeological Museum"