Comment on Pluto is still a planet, just a dwarf one
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 week agoWhat about in the old myths where Pluto, Neptune, Mars were used as god’s names? Weren’t they referring to the planets back then?
Comment on Pluto is still a planet, just a dwarf one
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 week agoWhat about in the old myths where Pluto, Neptune, Mars were used as god’s names? Weren’t they referring to the planets back then?
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Other way around.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Well, that explains everything. Thanks.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 days ago
That said, some planets that are visible with the naked eye have been long associated with deities. Notably Venus (sometimes called the Morningstar) was associated with beauty/love goddesses including Venus/Aphrodite and Ishtar/Inanna.