▲ 272 ▼ A cool guide: Greek Mythology Family Tree (i.redd.it) submitted 2 years ago by partybot@lemmy.ca [B] to c/coolguides@lemmy.ca 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments Author: /u/No_Neighborhood_7462 Link Shared on Reddit Original Reddit Comments
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 12 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is this whole thing just an attempt to change the spelling of Uranus to something less funny? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 38 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not Uranus, that's Ouranus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, that's myanus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's my Bush! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago We are all your bush on this blessed day! permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ouranos is the Greek spelling. As far as the Greek god is concerned, that is the better name. Uranus is the Latin spelling. Just like the other planets planets are named Mercury not Hermes, Mars not Ares, Jupiter not Zeus, astronomers looked to Latin not Greek for naming. However the person that named Uranus fucked up because while Uranus is the Latin spelling of Ouranos, the Romans called the God Caelus. Rather than use the Roman name (again, like Neptune instead of Poseidon), the person who named it just used the transliteration not the actual nomenclature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Caelus, now the word celeste ("from the sky" or "heavenly" in some languages) makes more sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yes of the pre-Olympian deities, a lot of them are quite literal and almost animist, in the sense that it is clear that the god is simultaneously a being but also a physical reality of the world. The sky, the earth, the ocean, night, day, darkness, light. And their children are concepts associated with their parents - to early civilised humans, the night creates strife, doom, death. Only in later "generations" does a truly distinct personhood emerge - eg Zeus is not lightning himself, but he can control it. It's hard not to wonder if the generations of gods seen differently represent actual waves of religious reform or absorption where family trees were made to fit the story rather than vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Ouranos seems to be closer to the Ancient Greek spelling from what I can tell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@mander.xyz 38 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's not Uranus, that's Ouranus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, that's myanus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's my Bush! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago We are all your bush on this blessed day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, that's myanus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's my Bush! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago We are all your bush on this blessed day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's my Bush! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago We are all your bush on this blessed day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago We are all your bush on this blessed day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 22 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ouranos is the Greek spelling. As far as the Greek god is concerned, that is the better name. Uranus is the Latin spelling. Just like the other planets planets are named Mercury not Hermes, Mars not Ares, Jupiter not Zeus, astronomers looked to Latin not Greek for naming. However the person that named Uranus fucked up because while Uranus is the Latin spelling of Ouranos, the Romans called the God Caelus. Rather than use the Roman name (again, like Neptune instead of Poseidon), the person who named it just used the transliteration not the actual nomenclature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Caelus, now the word celeste ("from the sky" or "heavenly" in some languages) makes more sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yes of the pre-Olympian deities, a lot of them are quite literal and almost animist, in the sense that it is clear that the god is simultaneously a being but also a physical reality of the world. The sky, the earth, the ocean, night, day, darkness, light. And their children are concepts associated with their parents - to early civilised humans, the night creates strife, doom, death. Only in later "generations" does a truly distinct personhood emerge - eg Zeus is not lightning himself, but he can control it. It's hard not to wonder if the generations of gods seen differently represent actual waves of religious reform or absorption where family trees were made to fit the story rather than vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Caelus, now the word celeste ("from the sky" or "heavenly" in some languages) makes more sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yes of the pre-Olympian deities, a lot of them are quite literal and almost animist, in the sense that it is clear that the god is simultaneously a being but also a physical reality of the world. The sky, the earth, the ocean, night, day, darkness, light. And their children are concepts associated with their parents - to early civilised humans, the night creates strife, doom, death. Only in later "generations" does a truly distinct personhood emerge - eg Zeus is not lightning himself, but he can control it. It's hard not to wonder if the generations of gods seen differently represent actual waves of religious reform or absorption where family trees were made to fit the story rather than vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago Yes of the pre-Olympian deities, a lot of them are quite literal and almost animist, in the sense that it is clear that the god is simultaneously a being but also a physical reality of the world. The sky, the earth, the ocean, night, day, darkness, light. And their children are concepts associated with their parents - to early civilised humans, the night creates strife, doom, death. Only in later "generations" does a truly distinct personhood emerge - eg Zeus is not lightning himself, but he can control it. It's hard not to wonder if the generations of gods seen differently represent actual waves of religious reform or absorption where family trees were made to fit the story rather than vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Ouranos seems to be closer to the Ancient Greek spelling from what I can tell permalink fedilink source parent
