Plutus (play)

Plutus
Plutus
Written by	Aristophanes
Chorus	Rustics
Characters	Chremylos; Cario(n); Plutus; Penia; Hermes;
Mute	mutual
Date premiered	388 BCE
Original language	Ancient Greek
Genre	Ancient Greek comedy; Political satire;
Setting	Classical Athens

Plutus (Ancient Greek: Πλοῦτος, Ploutos, "Wealth") is an Ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Aristophanes, which was first produced in 388 BCE.^[1] 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.

^ See the introductory notes by David Barrett and Alan H. Sommerstein in their 1978 Penguin Classics edition for more, especially on the date of production. There was an earlier play by the same title that Aristophanes produced in 408 BCE. The two plays are distinct, though it is sometimes mistakenly suggested that the play from 388 BCE is a revised version of the earlier play.