Πλοῦτος

Plutus (Wealth)

Author

Aristophanes

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

388 BCE

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

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Plutus is an Ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Aristophanes, which was first produced in 388 BC. A political satire on contemporary Athens, it features the personified god of wealth Plutus. Reflecting the development of Old Comedy towards New Comedy, it uses such familiar character types as the stupid master and the insubordinate slave to attack the morals of the time.