Mythful Meanings

In the English language, many meanings come from myths. This blog considers many of those words.

Myths are stories people tell to explain the great mysteries of life, such as birth and death, why the sun rises and sets, and why the moon changes in a predictable pattern.

I decided to start over from the end of the alphabet and work toward the beginning. I have a stack of index cards with information typed on them, all in alphabetical order. When I started this blog, I started at A, because I didn't realize that all the entries would be pushed down.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Uranus

To the Romans, Uranus (Greek, Ouranos) meant Heaven, sky, a personification of heaven. He was either the husband or son of Gaia (Earth), and the father of the Titans, Cyclopes, Furies, and others.

English word: We have Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, and uranium, a radioactive element of the chromium group.
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