Uranus

Also known as Ouranos, Uranos

primordial Greek deity, god of the Sky; one of the Greek primordial deities

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Uranus was an ancient Greek god who represented the sky itself and was one of the earliest deities in Greek mythology. He matters to our understanding of how ancient Greeks explained the natural world and developed their religious beliefs about the origins of their gods.

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Commons category: Uranus (mythology)
name in native language: Οὐρανός

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In Greek mythology, Uranus (/ˈjʊərənəs/ YOOR-ə-nəs, also /jʊˈreɪnəs/ yoo-RAY-nəs), sometimes written Ouranos (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. 'sky', [uːranós]), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. According to Hesiod, Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia (Earth), with whom he fathered the first generation of Titans. However, no cult addressed directly to Uranus survived into classical times, and Uranus does not appear among the usual themes of Greek painted pottery. Elemental Earth, Sky, and Styx might be joined, however, in solemn invocation in Homeric epic. The translation of his name in Latin is Caelus.

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