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minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoIt’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoIt’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoOh, the thought crossed my mind, but it’s very similar to the Greek spelling (Ouranos), so I thought it might be serious.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoNow that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 days agoThe Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoIt’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoYou’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.
It’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
It’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
Oh, the thought crossed my mind, but it’s very similar to the Greek spelling (Ouranos), so I thought it might be serious.
Now that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
The Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
It’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
You’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.