Orcus
deity underworld single tradition · 2
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #1049 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 400
- Historical notes
- Etruscan and Roman mythology.
Relationships
- child of
- Éris
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Kuiper belt dwarf planet Orcus is named after Orcus. This is because Orcus was sometimes considered to be another name for Pluto, and also because Pluto and Orcus are both plutinos. Orcus has one known moon, Vanth.”
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