Saturn Sixth planet from the Sun Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of Earth.[26][27] It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28][29][30] Saturn's interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, and finally, a gaseous outer layer. Saturn has a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. Name and symbol ) has been traced back to the Greek Oxyrhynchus Papyri, where it can be seen to be a Greek kappa-rho ligature with a horizontal stroke, as an abbreviation for Κρονος (Cronus), the Greek name for the planet ( ).[34] It later came to look like a lower-case Greek eta, with the cross added at the top in the 16th century to Christianize this pagan symbol. Physical characteristics See also
www.britannica Cronus, also spelled Cronos or Kronos, in ancient Greek religion, male deity who was worshipped by the pre-Hellenic population of Greece but probably was not widely worshipped by the Greeks themselves; he was later identified with the Roman god Saturn. Cronus’s functions were connected with agriculture; in Attica his festival, the Kronia, celebrated the harvest and resembled the Saturnalia. In art he was depicted as an old man holding an implement, probably originally a sickle but interpreted as a harpē, or curved sword. In Greek mythology Cronus was the son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth), being the youngest of the 12 Titans. On the advice of his mother he castrated his father with a harpē, thus separating Heaven from Earth. He now became the king of the Titans, and took for his consort his sister Rhea; she bore by him Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon, all of whom he swallowed because his own parents had warned that he would be overthrown by his own child.
Rhea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Rhea may refer to: Mythology[edit] Science and technology[edit] Places[edit] Music[edit] Ships[edit] People[edit] Given name[edit] Rhea Bailey (born 1983), English actressRhea Carmi (born 1942), Israeli artistRhea Chiles (1930–2015), First Lady of the State of FloridaRhea Durham, (born 1978), American modelRhea Fairbairn (1890–1953), Canadian tennis playerRhea Haines (1894–1964), American actressRhea Kapoor (born 1987), Indian producerRhea Mitchell (1890–1957), American actress and screenwriterRhea Perlman (born 1948), American actressRhea Pillai (born 1965), Indian modelRhea Ripley (born 1996), Australian professional wrestlerRhea Santos (born 1979), Filipina journalist, host, and newscasterRhea Seehorn (born 1972), American actressMargaret Rhea Seddon (born 1947), American astronautRhea Tregebov (born 1953), Canadian poet, novelist, and writer Surname[edit] Arnt O. Fictional characters[edit] Zoology[edit] See also[edit]
Tartarus Greek mythology[edit] In Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a deity and a place in the underworld. In ancient Orphic sources and in the mystery schools, Tartarus is also the unbounded first-existing entity from which the Light and the cosmos are born. Deity[edit] Place[edit] Residents[edit] Originally, Tartarus was used only to confine dangers to the gods of Olympus. According to Plato (c. 427 BC), Rhadamanthus, Aeacus and Minos were the judges of the dead and chose who went to Tartarus. Plato also proposes the concept that sinners were cast under the ground to be punished in accordance with their sins in the Myth of Er. There were a number of entrances to Tartarus in Greek mythology. Roman mythology[edit] Biblical pseudepigrapha[edit] Tartarus also appears in sections of the Jewish Sibylline Oracles. New Testament[edit] The ESV is one of several English versions that gives the Greek reading Tartarus as a footnote: See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]
greekmythology.wikia Kronos (Ancient Greek: Κρόνoς, Kronos), also spelled Cronus, was the king of the Titans, and father of the first generation of the Olympian gods; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. He is the Titan lord of the universe; his rule was known as the Golden Age. He is the Titan god of Time, Harvest, Fate, Justice and Evil. Myths Childhood Gaea and Ouranos had three races of children; the Hekatonkheires, the Elder Kyklopes, and the Titans; Kronos was the youngest Titan. Castration of Ouranos The Golden Age Kronos married his sister Rhea and they had six children; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Titanomachy and Kronos's punishment Enraged by their father's cannibalism, the six gods then declared war on Kronos. For ten long years, the gods waged a brutal war against the Titans, slowly conquering their realms, and forcing them into Mount Othrys. Appearance Powers & Abilities Saturnalia Ruler of the Isle of the Blessed Parents Gaea (Mother) Ouranos (Father) Spouse & Lovers
Ops Ancient Roman goddess of fertility and the earth In ancient Roman religion, Ops or Opis (Latin: "Plenty") was a fertility deity and earth goddess of Sabine origin. Iconography[edit] Name[edit] The Latin word ops means "riches, goods, abundance, gifts, munificence, plenty".[2] The word is also related to opus, which means "work", particularly in the sense of "working the earth, ploughing, sowing". Worship[edit] According to Roman tradition, the cult of Opis was instituted by Titus Tatius, one of the Sabine kings of Rome. Mythology[edit] When Saturn learned of a prophecy that stated his and Opis' children would end up overthrowing him as leader, he ate his children one by one after they were born. References[edit] Primary sources[edit] Livy Ab urbe condita libri XXIX.10.4–11.8, 14.5–14Lactantius, Divinae institutions I.13.2–4, 14.2–5 Secondary sources[edit] Virginia Brown's translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's Famous Women, p. 12 – 13; Harvard University Press 2001; ISBN 0-674-01130-9
Uranus Seventh planet from the Sun History Like the classical planets, Uranus is visible to the naked eye, but it was never recognised as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit.[24] Sir William Herschel first observed Uranus on 13 March 1781, leading to its discovery as a planet, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in history and making Uranus the first planet classified as such with the aid of a telescope. Discovery Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 from the garden of his house at 19 New King Street in Bath, Somerset, England (now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy),[27] and initially reported it (on 26 April 1781) as a comet.[28] With a homemade 6.2-inch reflecting telescope, Herschel "engaged in a series of observations on the parallax of the fixed stars Herschel recorded in his journal: "In the quartile near ζ Tauri ... either [a] Nebulous star or perhaps a comet Name Uranus has two astronomical symbols. Formation
www.thoughtco The Greek deities Cronos and his wife, Rhea, ruled the world during mankind's Golden Age. Cronos (also spelled Kronos or Kronus) was the youngest of the first-generation Titans. More significantly, he sired the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. The first-generation Titans were children of Mother Earth and Father Sky. Earth was known as Gaia and Sky as Ouranos or Uranus. The Titans weren't the only children of Gaia and Ouranos. Cronos Rises to Power Gaia was not happy that so many of her children had been locked up in Tartaros, so she asked the 12 Titans for a volunteer to help her out. Cronos and Rhea The Titan brothers and sisters married one another. When Zeus was about to be born, Rhea gave her husband a stone wrapped in swaddling to swallow instead. As with most myths, there are variations. Cronos Dethroned Somehow Cronos was induced to take an emetic (exactly how is debated), after which he vomited out the children he had swallowed. Cronos and the Golden Age Cronos' Attributes
De Astronomica De Astronomica, also known as Poeticon Astronomicon,[1] is a book of stories whose text is attributed to "Hyginus", though the true authorship is disputed. During the Renaissance, the work was attributed to the Roman historian Gaius Julius Hyginus who lived during the 1st century BC. However, the fact that the book lists most of the constellations north of the ecliptic in the same order as Ptolemy's Almagest (written in the 2nd century) has led many to believe that a more recent Hyginus or Pseudo-Hyginus created the text. The text describes 47 of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations, centering primarily on the Greek and Roman mythology surrounding the constellations, though there is some discussion of the relative positions of stars. The De Astronomica was not formally published until 1482, by Erhard Ratdolt in Venice. References[edit] Citations[edit] Bibliography[edit] External links[edit]
Nisos We ask you, humbly, to help. Hi, reader in Canada, it seems you use Wikipedia a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but this Tuesday we need your help. Time is running out in 2019 to help us. We’re a non-profit and we don't have salespeople. We depend on donations averaging $15, and fewer than 2% of readers give. Thank you! In Greek mythology, Nisos or Nisus (Greek: Νῖσος) was the King of Megara. Family[edit] Mythology[edit] Metion, the uncle of Nisos, had seized the throne from Pandion II. References[edit] Delphi Complete Works of Plato (Illustrated) - Plato - Google Books