In Greek myth, Uranus, born from primeval chaos, is the god of the sky. One half of the first couple, Uranus, was the mate of Gaia, aka Mother Earth. Uranus was eventually castrated by his child ...

Uranus (as it was called commonly after 1850 or so) was named after the Greek sky deity Ouranos, the earliest of the lords of the heavens. It is the only planet to be named after a Greek god ...

Uranus (officially pronounced yur-un-us) was the god of the sky in ancient Greece, but actually was not the first choice for the seventh planet’s name. The ice giant was discovered by British ...

William Herschel had proposed the name Georgium Sidus for his 1781 discovery to honour King George III. German astronomer ...

Uranus was one of the earliest gods in Greek mythology. He was the god of the sky and the son/husband of Gaia, the mother of the Earth. Their offspring included the Titans, who overthrew their ...

Uranus wasn't ready for its closeup 38 years ... to talk about on the radio than one named after that particular Greek god. As it passed by the 7th planet, the spacecraft also zipped by 10 ...

The great earth goddess Gaia had married her own son, the looming sky god Uranus, but it was not a happy union. The two deities made loveless love. Uranus, hating the children they conceived (the ...

A year after Hershel's discovery, writes Popular Science, German astronomer Johann Bode suggested the winning name: Uranus, the Latin word for the Greek god of the sky: Ouranos (Ew-rah-nose).

Scientists have found a 28th moon around Uranus. In keeping with tradition ... because it's an alternative name for Diana, who is the goddess of the moon. And "Midsummer Night's Dream" is perhaps ...