Dis

Reading notes

• Agamemnon §1 infernal Dis

  Lord of the underworld (Pluto), who drew the third lot of the world; Thyestes' ghost rises from his realm.

• The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius §13 Dis

  Roman god of the underworld (Pluto); at the door of his hall lies the hound Cerberus.

• Hercules (Mad) §95 handmaids of Dis

  Dis (Pluto), lord of the underworld, whose handmaids the Furies are.

• Hercules on Oeta §257 beg evils of Dis

  Dis (Pluto), king of the underworld and its monsters.

• Hercules on Oeta §317 your Alcides' uncle

  Dis, brother of Jupiter and so Hercules' uncle, who rules even the realm of the dead.

• Hercules on Oeta §557 master of the Styx

  Dis, lord of the underworld, also said to have been mastered by Love.

• Hercules on Oeta §957 let Pluto cleanse these hands

  Pluto (Dis), king of the dead, before whom Deianira expects to be judged and acquitted.

• Hercules on Oeta §1156 proud Pluto

  Pluto (Dis), who at the collapse of order would free his imprisoned father and restore the old reign.

• Medea §634 the realms of fierce Dis

  The underworld of Dis (Pluto), which Hercules entered alive to fetch Cerberus.

• Medea §740 dark Dis

  Dis (Pluto), lord of the dead, whose 'shadowy house' Medea calls upon.

• Octavia §572 realms of Dis

  Dis (Pluto), god of the underworld; even his realm, Nero says, Love can penetrate.

• Oedipus §384 Dis

  Pluto, lord of the dead, whose implacable power must be entreated to raise Laius's ghost.

• Oedipus §548 you who rule the dead

  Dis/Pluto, lord of the dead, invoked together with the powers of Lethe.

• Phaedra §219 Dis

  Pluto, lord of the underworld; the Nurse warns that Theseus, uniquely, escapes his realm.

• The Phoenician Women §227 Dis

  Pluto, lord of the dead; 'the shades of Dis' are the spirits of the underworld.

• Thyestes §789 prison of Dis

  Dis (Pluto), lord of the underworld, who holds the conquered Giants.

• The Trojan Women §198 Dis

  The Roman god of the underworld (Pluto); Achilles' ghost sinks back to him.