Saturn
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Summary
Saturn is a time and fate deity[1]. He draws 12,770 Wikipedia views per month (time and fate deity category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Caelus[3]
- Mother: Terra[4]
- Spouse: Ops[5]
- Child: Janus[6], Jupiter[7], Pluto[8], Neptune[9], Veritas[10], Hymnus[11], Felix[12], Faustus[13], Ceres[14], Juno[15], Vesta[16], Glauca[17]
- Sex or gender: male[18]
- Instance of: agricultural deity[19], Roman deity[20]
- Commons category: Saturnus (deus)[21]
- Said to be the same as: Chronos[22], Cronus[23], Saturn[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saturn (mythology)[25]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[26]
- Depicted by: Hall of Saturn[27], Juno and Saturn[28]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38]
- Native label: Saturnus[39]
- Different from: Saturn[40]
- Sibling: Ops[41]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Saturn include he[42], a gas giant[43]; Saturday[44], a day of the week[45]; Saturnalia[46], a holiday[47], in Ancient Rome[48]; and Saturnian[49], a meter[50].
Why It Matters
Saturn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for him include he[42], a gas giant[43]; Saturday[44], a day of the week[45]; Saturnalia[46], a holiday[47], in Ancient Rome[48]; and Saturnian[49], a meter[50].
FAQs
Who were Saturn's parents?
Saturn's father was Caelus[3]. Saturn's mother was Terra[4].
Who was Saturn married to?
Saturn's spouses include Ops[5].