When Hercules was received among the gods and was entertained at a banquet by Jupiter, he responded courteously to the greetings of all with the exception of Plutus, the god of wealth. When Plutus approached him, he cast his eyes upon the ground, and turned away and pretended not to see him. Jupiter was surprised at this conduct on his part, and asked why, after having been so cordial with all the other gods, he had behaved like that to Plutus. “Sire,” said Hercules, “I do not like Plutus, and I will tell you why. When we were on earth together I always noticed that he was to be found in the company of scoundrels.”
赫拉克勒斯受到朱庇特的邀请，和诸神一起参加宴会，他对所有的神都很有礼貌，只是对财神普路托斯不礼貌。普路托斯走到他旁边，他就眼睛盯着地面，或扭头假装没看见对方。朱庇特很惊奇，问他为什么和其他神都如此友好，却对普路托斯如此。赫拉克勒斯回答：“陛下，我不喜欢普路托斯，我会跟您说明原因。因为我们都在人间的时候，我总是看到他和恶棍为友。”