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Saturn (mythology) 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.
The number seven was extremely important in ancient Mesopotamian cosmology. [ 41 ][ 42 ] In Sumerian religion, the most powerful and important deities in the pantheon were sometimes called the "seven gods who decree": [ 43 ] An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna. [ 44 ]
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Public sacrifice and banquet for the god Saturn; universal wearing of the pileus. Date. 17–23 December. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended ...
Saturn () is the traditional ruling planet of Capricorn ♑️ and Aquarius ♒️ and is exalted in Libra ♎️ and Taurus ♉️. In classical Roman mythology, Saturn is the god of seeds, crops, husbandry, and the harvest (agriculture), leader of the titans, father and founder of civilizations, social order, and conformity.
Saturn is named after the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, who was the father of the god Jupiter.Its astronomical symbol has been traced back to the Greek Oxyrhynchus Papyri, where it can be seen to be a Greek kappa-rho ligature with a horizontal stroke, as an abbreviation for Κρονος (), the Greek name for the planet (). [35]
Planet symbols. A planet symbol or planetary symbol is a graphical symbol used in astrology and astronomy to represent a classical planet (including the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The symbols were also used in alchemy to represent the metals associated with the planets, and in calendars for their associated days.
T. Temple of Saturn. The Testament of Cresseid. Categories: Cronus. Roman gods. Time and fate gods. Deities in the Aeneid. Mythological cannibals.