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Phaenon

nature_spirit sky Greek single tradition · 1

Phaenon is the Greek personification of the planet Saturn, called “the shining one”. Ancient Greek astronomers noted its dim light and distant orbit, and astrologers linked it with a malign influence on the cosmos. Roman poets such as Horace and Juvenal referenced this negative quality.

When

First attested
100 BCE
Attested period
-100 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned by Greek astronomers and Roman poets as a planetary spirit.

Relationships

syncretized with
Cronus, Saturn
co occurs with
Stilbon, Vesper, Zeus, Hesperus, Ares, Aphrodite, Phaethon, Phosphorus, Pyroeis, Venus, Apollo, Mars, Hermes, Mercury, Jupiter, Heracles, Eos, Hercules

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Planetae

Source passages

“Aristotle supplies a second set of names that came to be used in astronomy: Phaenon, Phaethon, Pyroeis, Phosphorus, and Stilbon.”

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