It happened between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Before that Roman names of deities were used more widely but now Greek names are more common. Is there a precise (not approximate) date/timing of this?
Is there a precise date of when Greek names of deities have mostly replaced Roman names in common use?
Submitted 2 days ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to history@lemmy.world
WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
All I know is that it’s insane that we call the seventh planet from the Sun “Uranus.” Not only does this lead to extremely tired and cliched jokes, but there’s literally no reason to name the planet that. Uranus is a Greek name, while all the other planets have Roman names. The seventh planet should be called Caelus. This eliminates tired jokes as well as makes the planet’s name compatible with those of the other worlds in our system.