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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.
Aphrodite Terra was named by the International Astronomical Union, the governing body for planetary and satellite nomenclature, after Aphrodite, the goddess of love. [4] The name was chosen because Aphrodite is the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Venus. [3]
[260] [259] The weekday of the planet and these goddesses is Friday, named after the Germanic goddess Frigg, who has been associated with the Roman goddess Venus. Venus is known as Kejora in Indonesian and Malaysian Malay. In Chinese the planet is called Jīn-xīng (金星), the golden planet of the metal element.
Named for the goddess Hera. 4 Vesta, discovered 1807 and 46 Hestia, discovered 1857. Hestia was also an unofficial name for Jupiter's moon Himalia 1955–1975. Named for the goddess Hestia. 5 Astraea, discovered 1845, 24 Themis, discovered 1853, 99 Dike, discovered 1868, and 269 Justitia, discovered 1887. Named for goddesses of Justice.
This table shows the astrological planets [6] (as distinct from the astronomical) and the Greek and Roman deities associated with them. In most cases, the English name for planets derives from the name of a Roman god or goddess. Also of interest is the conflation of the Roman god with a similar Greek god.
This minor planet was named after Salacia (/ s ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ ə /), the goddess of salt water and the wife of Neptune. [2] The naming citation was published on 18 February 2011 (M.P.C. 73984). [16] The moon's name, Actaea / æ k ˈ t iː ə /, was assigned on the same date. Actaea is a nereid or sea nymph.
This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog; 1 Ceres – Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships: DMP · 1: 2 Pallas – Athena (Pallas), Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare: DMP · 2: 3 Juno – Juno, Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth: DMP · 3: 4 Vesta –
It was named in September 2006 after the Greco–Roman goddess of strife and discord. Eris is the ninth-most massive known object orbiting the Sun and the sixteenth-most massive overall in the Solar System (counting moons). It is also the largest known object in the solar system that has not been visited by a spacecraft.