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Claudian's poetry inspired many European works to portray Dis/Pluto as a Satan-like figure, a defiant provocateur (e.g. Le Ravissement De Proserpine by Dassoucy; Jerusalem Delivered by Tasso). However, this does not mean that Claudian or other Roman poets actually viewed him as an evil character. Compared to the Greeks' chill Hades/Plouton, he was simply more dramatic in temperament. (Jove was also more indulgent toward his brother than Zeus.) But their behavior wasn't all that different. Moreover, the Greeks and Romans didn't view his abduction of his wife all that differently either. They defended his actions by citing excuses like his noble born, the order of the universe or love, but also acknowledged the suffering caused by the abduction.

I'm not on Reddit. Some interesting posts or great art could be found there sometimes, but there are just too many platitudes, so I'm not really into it.😂

This is the ultimate satire of adaptations like "after entering the underworld, Kore changed her name to Persephone…"

perque vices modo 'Persephone!' modo 'filia!' clamat, clamat et alternis nomen utrumque ciet; sed neque Persephone Cererem nec filia matrem 485 audit, et alternis nomen utrumque perit

Moreover, judging by Hades's unhesitating reaction, they may have long planned to release Persephone at some point – that is the interpretation by Claudian.

Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius, 120c = 35.1

Jon D. Mikalson, Religion in Hellenistic Athens, p180-181

The creative intentions behind myths may vary, but they inevitably reflect certain religious beliefs. I don't know much about the cults of Amphitrite, but she was not a major cult figure in Attica, while Demeter, Kore, and Plouton of Eleusis are far more famous in ancient history. I've always thought the explanation "people don't like to talk about death" doesn't quite fit. Sure, death is daunting, but most poets talk about the chthonic couple. According to a study on the name Hades, he is mentioned quite frequently in Homer's epics and Athenian tragedies.

I understand why some people view them as the Female Big Three, but they're actually not even in the same league.

In my headcanon, the chthonic deities can initially be divided into two families. First, there's Demeter and Persephone and their relatives: Hecate, the Erinyes, Triptolemus, Sirens and others. Then there's Plouton and Zeus and their descendants: the Keres, Aeacus, the Dioscuri, and so on. They come together as one big family because of Plouton and Persephone's marriage. And after the arrival of Dionysus, some figures form a smaller group living with him—like Iacchus, Zagreus, Heracles, Ariadne, and others.