What is the Roman or Greek word for Universe? And is there a Greek or Roman God for Uranus?

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Please mention what the god for uranus does also...THX!

Answer 1

the major greek and roman gods were connected to the planets: mars, mercury, venus &c. (there were a few supplementary ones such as poseidon for the oceans and pluto for the underworld).

uranus wasn't a proper god (it is the greek word for 'sky') because the planet uranus (orginally georgii sidera) was not discovered until the eighteenth century (by the royal astronomer herschel in the garden of his house in bath).

uranus was originally named after king george iii of england: so if there was a god of uranus he would probably be the god of losing wars with america and talking to trees.

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1690?

Answer 2

Greek Word For Universe

Answer 3

The planet Uranus was not discovered until 1690, long after the heyday of Greek and Roman mythology. It is named after the Greek sky-god Ouranus (I think I spelled that right???), but the naming was done in modern times. The planet was known in the time of the Greeks and Romans, but was not thought to be a planet due to its comparative dimness, resulting from its great distance from the earth.

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What is the Roman or Greek word for Universe? And is there a Greek or Roman God for Uranus?
Please mention what the god for uranus does also...THX!

Answer 5

Uranus IS a Greek/Roman God. He was the original God of the Sky, who helped create the original Titans with Gaia.

Answer 6

I will not speak to the Roman portion of this question, but rather the Greek....

The Greek word for Universe is Cosmos (like in the word cosmology, which means "science of the Universe")

Uranus (the name of the planet) is derived from the Greek word "Ouranos" which means "sky"

The primordial God Ouranos WAS the heavens as Gaea was the earth. For more information on the mythology surrounding Ouranos check this link. http://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Ouranos.html

Answer 7

Ouranus was the Greek god of the sky.
His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus

Answer 8

Uranus was a titan god in greek mythology, I believe and he was the father of the gods.

Answer 9

κόσμος - kosmos - Universe

Uranus was the first ruler of the Universe and the god of the Sky. Uranus was created by Gaea in order to surround and cover her, but soon he became her mate and together they produced the remaining twelve Titans, three Cyclops and three Hecatoncheires, hundred-handed creatures, which Uranus used to loathe.

Fearful of his children overthrowing him, Uranus he pushed his children back one by one into the womb of his wife Gaea. Every time this happened, Gaea was suffering over the loss of children more and more and felt outraged by this injustice; until one day, she decided to hand a sickle to her son Cronus, the youngest, but boldest of Gaea's children, giving him the order to castrate Uranus.

Cronus obeyed and at that night hid himself in his parents' bed; hence he managed to castrate his father while he was sleeping. The blood of Uranus then started splattering onto the earth, producing Erinyes (Furies), Giants, and Melian Nymphs. Afterwards Cronus threw his father's genitals into the sea of Paphos in Cyprus, around which foams developed, transforming slowly into Aphrodite, the greek goddess of Love.

Answer 10

Uranus *is* Roman -- in Greek he was called Cronos. strictly speaking, he was a titan, not a god

"universum" was Latin for "turning as one" -- not sure what the Greek term might be, but "kosmos" (order/harmony/world) is probably close