While Uranus, Chronos and Zeus share in the identity of sky gods with other neighboring religious cultures, including the Canaanites and the Vedic creator Dyaus,
My most favorite revelation this week was
Jupiter "Dyeu + Pater" could also be Zeus Father....
Indeed, I think I remember the book mentioning a form of Zeus Pitar itself, and I believe he is usually associated with Jupiter...
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check this for size...
Uranus, beyond the sky Neptune, beyond/below the sea Pluto/Hades, below the earth
Three planets the Greeks couldn't see, identified with forces beyond the immediate human realm.
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Good point! I think also at some point our predecessors believed that Jupiter or Saturn was the Sun at night. In some circles Saturn is the Black Sun.
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