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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]
Mithraic altar (3rd-century AD) showing Caelus flanked by allegories of the Seasons (Museum Carnuntinum, Lower Austria)Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial").
The pronunciation of the name Uranus preferred among astronomers is / ˈ jʊər ə n ə s / YOOR-ə-nəs, [1] with the long "u" of English and stress on the first syllable as in Latin Uranus, in contrast to / j ʊ ˈ r eɪ n ə s / yoo-RAY-nəs, with stress on the second syllable and a long a, though both are considered acceptable. [g]
Alone but certainly unique, Uranus rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle and is surrounded by 13 icy rings. Images of which were captured in rich detail last year by the James Webb Space Telescope .
What’s known about Uranus could be off the mark. An unusual cosmic occurrence during the Voyager 2 spacecraft’s 1986 flyby might have skewed how scientists characterized the ice giant, new ...
Caelus, personification of the sky, equivalent to the Greek Uranus; Juno, goddess of the sky, queen of the gods, and Jupiter's wife, equivalent to the Greek Hera; Jupiter, king of heaven and god of the sky and weather, equivalent to the Greek Zeus; Luna, moon goddess; Nox, Roman version of Nyx, night goddess and mother of Discordia; Sol, sun god
On August 28, 2023, Uranus will take a cosmic detour in the fixed earth sign of Taurus, where it will stay until January 27, 2024. Retrogrades have a big reputation in astrology for causing trouble.
Caelus, god of the sky before Jupiter. Camenae, goddesses with various attributes including fresh water, prophecy, and childbirth. There were four of them: Carmenta, Egeria, Antevorta, and Postvorta. Cardea, goddess of the hinge , identified by Ovid with Carna (below) Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy, and assigned a flamen minor.