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Originally this page said that Uranus later went to Italy, or wandered off alone. I took this out because I think this is a confusion between Uranus and Cronus.

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[edit] Roman gods eqivalent?

There is a stub article Caelus, which it says is sometimes called Coelus, which redirects this this aricle. I'm unsure of how to sort all of this out. -Rholton 18:36, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I changed Coelus to be a redirect to Caelus -Lethe | Talk 19:19, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)

uruanus went to be the god of another planet in which he named uranus ....go figure

[edit] Requested move

Ouranos is the proper Greek name, Uranus is the Romanized version. Furthermore, the article uses Ouranos in the body.

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one sentence explanation, then sign your vote with ~~~~
  • Oppose. There's nothing improper about the Latinate name and it's much more common in modern English use. Quintusdecimus 21:08, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose — Uranus is more common and used in scholarly works; Ouranos seems rather pedantic. --Gareth Hughes 21:32, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose — Stick with the name which appears most commonly in English-language use. CDThieme 02:34, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Support - Support more pedantic over more common. - Haukur Þorgeirsson 13:01, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. This move would be the equivalent of keeping Confucius under Kongfuzi, which we don't. / Peter Isotalo 14:02, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. In general I support the use of names that match correct usage, but unfortunately that's not the path that Wkipedia has chosen. Common usage is paramount. Noisy | Talk 18:32, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose Many exquisitely "proper" spellings have a pretentious air in English that non-natives don't perceive. --Wetman 23:22, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose Uranus is common English - hence the planet. --Henrygb 02:05, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose I would vote against the more common name if it was incorrect, but there's nothing wrong with Uranus. —Michael Z. 2005-10-17 17:49 Z
  • Oppose. Common English name, where does nom think the planet gets its name. – Axman (☏) 05:48, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose for reasons given above. Jonathunder 06:26, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose The first written description as a mythological entity comes from Hesiodos' scribes. So I believe that the Greek spelling would be more appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.118.191.48 (talk) 22:17, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Support - There are different pages for Herakles and Hercules, (with the later being the Latinized equivalent), even though Hercules is the more well known. So why should this be any different? Why should you use the Roman name of a god that the Romans just copied from the Greeks?149.171.90.138 (talk) 02:46, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ouranus and oros

"Another possibility is that the name comes from the Greek word for mountain: oros": No. This is in error. --Wetman 00:09, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

[edit] Age of Mythology

Uranus, appears in the computer game expansion pack, Age of Mythology: The Titans. Only in the game he is called Oranos, and is a major God of the Atlanteans. This may be a small bit of information about the god, but could be included, however I'm not sure if its important enough therefore it shouldn't be included. I don't know.

[edit] Note

Uranus and Gaia's first children were the Titans. Then the Cyclopes, then the hundred-armed giants. In that order according to most professional mythology books.

[edit] Balls? Members?

casting the severed Balls into the sea. Souldn't it be testicles or maybe something that belongs in an encyclopedia? I'll edit it.--Kookoo275 04:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


Agreed. I don't think "members" is quite right, either. Changing to the more anatomical "genitalia." 204.96.18.5 17:48, 4 October 2006 (UTC)Brenda

[edit] Additions

(Regardless it will be moved or not).

  • The Greek rendering please.--Connection 11:06, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Subtractions

  • "Another variation of the story is that Uranus' mass smothered Gaia, and in desperation she created the scythe or sickle to have Cronus castrate his father." Can anyone find the version of the myth in which it is the weight of Ouranos that oppresses Gaia? Meanwhile, this is repetitive and merely distracting. This is so true

also a gas pLANET

[edit] GREEK GOD URANUS.

uranus didn't like his children so he hide them in side of gaea the earth in an underground place called the tartarus. the tatarus was an underground place or like hell and darkness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.96.129 (talk) 20:25, 6 May 2008 (UTC)