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According to Cicero and Hyginus, Caelus was the son of Aether and Dies ("Day" or "Daylight"). [7] Caelus and Dies were in this tradition the parents of Mercury. [8] With Trivia, Caelus was the father of the distinctively Roman god Janus, as well as of Saturn and Ops. [9]
Saturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology. He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn's mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace.
In Roman mythology, Uranus's counterpart was Caelus (Sky). Cicero says Caelus was the offspring of Aether and Dies (Day), [30] and that Caelus and Dies were the parents of Mercury . [31] Hyginus says that, in addition to Caelus, Aether and Dies were also the parents of Terra (Earth), and Mare (Sea). [32]
Cicero says that Aether and Dies were the parents of Caelus (Sky). [3] While, Hyginus says that, in addition to Caelus, Aether and Dies were also the parents of Terra (Earth), and Mare (Sea). [4] Cicero also says that Dies and Caelus were the parents of Mercury, the Roman counterpart of Hermes. [5]
This interpretation of the painting sees it as a reference to the Roman myth (inspired by the original Greek myth), in which Terra (Gaea) foretold that one of the sons of Saturn would overthrow him, just as he had overthrown his father, Caelus . To prevent this, Saturn ate his children moments after each was born, eating the gods Vesta , Ceres ...
Saturn’s autumnal equinox is expected to occur on May 6, 2025. Spying Saturn’s spokes. The NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft captured the first evidence of the spokes in the 1980s.
A Saturn return marks when the planet Saturn returns to the sign, and degree, it was in when you were born. This cycle takes anywhere between 27 and 30 years, and lasts for about three years.
According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). [2] In Orphic cosmogony Aether was the offspring of Chronos (Time), and the brother of Chaos and Erebus.