Talk:Venusians
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[edit] Proposal to change "epithet" to "eponym" or "sobriquet"
Odd usage of "epithet": Under "Etymology
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The classically correct form of the word should be "Venerean" or "Venerian" (cf. Latin: venereus, venerius "belonging to the goddess Venus"), but these forms were only used by a few authors (e.g. Robert A. Heinlein). Scientists sometimes use the adjective "Cytherean" to describe Venus, from the goddess' epithet Cytherea."
but in Wikipedia "Epithet" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet), under "Linguistics", we see:
"In contemporary usage, epithet is also used to refer to an abusive or defamatory phrase, such as a racial epithet.",
and since Wikipedia is in contemporary usage, why use the superficially correct "epithet", when the more appropriate "eponym" or "sobriquet" may fit?
--SalineBrain 13:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "country"
THe infobox lists the country the the venusians come from is Venus. In case you dont know, Venus is a planet. T.Neo (talk) 07:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
