Phosphoros
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The Greek name for the planet Venus, also meaning "light-bringer". It corresponds to the Latin name Lucifer. Poets sometimes personify the star, placing it in a mythological context.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Greek name for the planet Venus.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Eosphoros, Ἑωσφόρος, Tioumoutiri, Morgensteorra, Heosphoros
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Greek name for this planet was variously Phosphoros Φωσφόρος (also meaning "light-bringer") or Heosphoros/Eosphoros Ἑωσφόρος (meaning "dawn-bringer"). Lucifer was said to be "the fabled son of Aurora and Cephalus, and father of Ceyx".”
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