What is Dīs Pater?
[[File:Jupiter-Dispater.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dis Pater, now in Strasbourg]] '''Dīs Pater''' ([[Latin]]: “Father of riches”) was a god of the [[underworld]] in [[Roman mythology]]. Originally a [[chthonic]] deity associated with riches and [[fertility (soil)|fertility]], he became commonly equated with the Greek god [[Hades]] alongside the Roman deity [[Orcus (mythology)|Orcus]], and so came to be associated with the dark and dismal realm of the dead. The god's name, ''Dīs Pater'', was often shortened to simply '''''Dīs''''', which came to be used as an alternative name for the underworld, as is the case in [[Dante]]'s ''[[Divine Comedy|The Divine Comedy]]'', in which the [[Dis (Divine Comedy)|City of Dis]] comprises Lower Hell. [[Category:Roman gods and goddesses]]