Saturn
Saturn is a Roman god. The etymology of the name *satyr* may be related to the root sat-, meaning 'to sow', which has also been proposed as the root of the name of the Roman god Saturn.
↻ synthesized from 21 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in pre-Roman Italy.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bellona, Lucina, Juventas, Uni, Aericura, Proserpina, Soranus, Sabazius, Sabaoth Adonai, Iao, Victoria, Luna, Cautes, Cautopates, God, the Father, Vanammon, Hestia, Canens, Circe, Picolous, Cupid, Phoebus, Cynthia, Chronos, Cronos, Fortuna, Liber, Libera, Ullr, Othinus, Mythothyn, Ollerus, Iovis, Phosphorus, Pyroeis, Stilbon, Vesper, Hercules, Son, Juno, Ops, Neptune, Ceres, Grim Reaper, Father Time, Vesta, Janus, Consus, Satre, Vidura, Dhritarashtra, Rhea, Vulcan, Minerva, Hera, Athena, Taranis, Helios, Dionysus, Mithra, Sol, Oceanus, Scylla, Glaucus, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Hermes, Apollo, Hesperus, Ares, Aphrodite, Heracles, Phaethon, Eos, God, Virgin, Baal, Death, Mitra, Varuna, Cyclops, Hecatoncheires, Zeus, Odin
- syncretized with
- Cronus, Yahweh Sabaoth, Gurzil, Ba'al Hammon, Ba‘l Hammon, Ba'al-Ḥammon, Phaenon, Aion, Kairos
- manifests as
- planet Saturn
- consort of
- Ops, Stercutius
- manifested by
- Kronos
- child of
- Terra
Mentioned by
- Vulcan
- Minerva
- Hera
- Athena
- Taranis
- Helios
- Dionysus
- Mithra
- Sol
- Oceanus
- Scylla
- Glaucus
- Mars
- Venus
- Mercury
- Hermes
and 29 more
Sources
- doi:10.5209/geri.14907peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Eric Partridge suggested that the name may be related to the root sat-, meaning 'to sow', which has also been proposed as the root of the name of the Roman god Saturn.”
#7391 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A daughter of Saturn and Ops, she is the sister and wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona, Lucina and Juventas.”
#9724 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In being conflated with Pluto, Dis Pater took on some of the latter's mythological attributes, being one of the three sons of Saturn (Greek Cronus) and Ops (Greek Rhea)”
#13315 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Sometimes Victoria, Luna, Sol, and Saturn also seem to play a role. Saturn in particular is often seen handing over the dagger or short sword to Mithras, used later in the tauroctony.”
#16899 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Luna, the crescent moon jewelled goddess holding a bow (with Cancer); Saturn, the bearded god holding the scythe (with Aquarius and Capricorn); Jupiter, the king of the gods with his eagle holding a thunderbolt (with Sagittarius and Pisces)”
#20171 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001