2006-08-05 09:33:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
maybe we can get the name changed.
2006-08-05 09:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its the greek god dude (or roman?) But if they were to not name it after a god we would have to change all the other planet's names. AND NO URANUS IS NOT PRONONCED UR AN IS. ITS UR ANUS. They scientists just had to hope that people would be mature enough to handle the fact that the name was a little wacky. People try to change to pronociation so to make themselves feel better.
2006-08-05 17:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by Darth Futuza 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In mythology Jupiter was the father of Mars, and Saturn was the father of Jupiter, and Uranus was the father of Saturn. In familial descent the oldest to youngest goes: Uranus fathers Saturn fathers Jupiter fathers Mars. and that is the order of the planets from outermost to closest. By the way Venus and Mercury were also fathered by Jupiter.
2006-08-05 22:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by kissedonthecheek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least in the future they will change the name from Uranus to Urrectum. It clears everything up. Ha
2006-08-05 17:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by Will Crown 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From a nastiness standpoint, the pronunciation "UR-an-is" as given in one of the earlier answers would be even worse, as there actually is a word "uranous," which is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable, and means "of or pertaining to urine."
Fortunately the correct pronunciation is "ur-AH-noos," for the Greek word which means "of or pertaining to the sky or the heavens," and which was the Greek name of the Egyptian god of the heavens, Aurus or Horus.
2006-08-05 20:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name Uranus comes from the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. It obviously predates any of the slang words that and lame jokes that you are thinking about.
2006-08-05 16:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Greek mythology, Ouranos was god of the sky and the first to say he was king of the universe. His mate was Gaia goddess of Earth. He didn't like the monstrous children she bore to him, e.g. Hekatoncheires with 100 arms apiece and Cyclops with one eye in the middle of the forehead. Last were the the Titans who looked human but were as big as mountains. He locked up all of his offspring in Tartarus far below ground. Gaia didn't like for her kids to be treated in such manner, so she incited Cronus to attack his father. With a flint sickle, Cronus castrated his father. The dying god cursed his son, so that the same would happen to him. Zeus overthrew his father Cronus.
2006-08-05 17:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They named it Uranus to make people like you ask lame questions. Google, Yahoo Search or Wikipedia will give you the answer you seek. Use your noggin'.
2006-08-06 14:06:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
At first they called it "Butt Hole" until the Pope stepped in and made them change it.
What the similarity between toilet paper and the Star Ship Enterprise? ......................... They can both be found around Uranus looking for Klingons.
2006-08-05 18:37:48 · answer #9 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Listen to how Jack "The Star Gazer" Horkheimer pronounces it.
Watch him on your local PBS station
It's indeed misprounounced in today's society.
2006-08-05 23:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by qwerty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johann Elert Bode, the man who choose the name, was German, and Uranus does not sound much like "Ihr After", which is how you say "your anus" in German.
2006-08-05 20:22:21 · answer #11 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋