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Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Hades

Aliases
Hayden P. Hellman, Mr. Pluto, Link, Death-Man, Dark Lord, Dispater, Mantus (Etruscan name), Zeus Katachthonius ("Zeus of the Underworld)

Identity
No dual identity

Citizenship
Olympus

Place of Birth
Olympus

First Appearance
Thor #127 (1966)

The eldest son of Titans Chronus and Rhea, Pluto was confined with the rest of his siblings within Tartarus, the Olympian underworld, because Chronus feared a prophecy that one of his offspring would overthrow him; however, Rhea secretly gave birth to another child, Zeus, who freed Pluto and the others from Tartarus upon reaching adulthood. The siblings joined forces to dethrone their father, Pluto using a Helmet of invisibility during the battle. After conquering Olympus, Zeus, Pluto, and Neptune cast lots for creation with claiming the sky, Neptune the seas, and Pluto the underworld, responsible for watching over the imprisoned Titans. Eventually desiring companionship, Pluto fell in love with the goddess Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Pluto took Persephone by force, and Persephone agreed to stay with him, but to appease her family she had to spend equal parts of the year on Earth and in the underworld. Rarely leaving his realm, Pluto was often visited by people seeking advice from the shades of the dead or on heroic quests, such as Orpheus, Odysseus and Aeneas.