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In Roman mythology, Uranus's counterpart was Caelus (Sky). Cicero says Caelus was the offspring of Aether and Dies (Day), [31] and that Caelus and Dies were the parents of Mercury . [32] Hyginus says that, in addition to Caelus, Aether and Dies were also the parents of Terra (Earth), and Mare (Sea). [33]
Aeon-Uranus and the Zodiac-Wheel, Greco-Roman mosaic C3rd A.D., Glyptothek Munich. OURANOS (Uranus) was the primordial god (protogenos) of the sky. The Greeks imagined the sky as a solid dome of brass, decorated with stars, whose edges descended to rest upon the outermost limits of the flat earth.
9 mar 2023 · The most important literary source for the mythology of Uranus—in antiquity as today—was Hesiod (eighth/seventh century BCE), who described Uranus’ role in the cosmogony in his Theogony. Further references to the myth of Uranus are scattered throughout Greek literature.
Uranus, in Greek mythology, the personification of heaven. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Gaea (Earth), emerging from primeval Chaos, produced Uranus, the Mountains, and the Sea. From Gaea’s subsequent union with Uranus were born the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hecatoncheires.
14 maj 2015 · The seventh planet of our solar system is Uranus, a planet discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, and the only one named after a Greek god rather than a Roman. Herschel wanted the planet named Georgium sidus, or George's Star, in recognition of King George III of England.
Uranos (także Uran, Niebo; stgr. Οὐρανός Ouranós, łac. Uranus, Caelus ‘niebo’) – w mitologii greckiej bóg i uosobienie nieba. Jedno z najstarszych bóstw (Protogenoi). Wyłonił się z Chaosu wraz z Gają (Ziemią), która stała się jego małżonką. Wspólnie spłodzili kolejne pokolenia bogów.
24 mar 2023 · Uranus (also spelt Ouranos) is the personification of heaven and the sky in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Caelus. Gaia (Earth) gave birth to Uranus and chose him to be her equal.
