Etymology
of Arabic words: Planets of the
Milky Way and Their Features
with
greek origin
copying
the information presented in the site
http://library.oakland.edu/information/people/personal/kraemer/edcm/astronomy.html
[Gk
Αφροδιτη/Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, counterpart to the
Romans' Venus] : a highland area along Venus' equator, about the size
of South America
[L Cerberus,
fr. Gk Κερβερος , the three-headed dog guarding the gate of
Hades] : a large dark spot on the surface of the planet Mars and the newly discovered satellite of Pluton
[L Olympus,
fr. GkΟλυμπος, the mythical home to the gods and godesses] :
the largest volcano on Mars
[Pluton-, Πλουτων , fr. Gk Plouton Pluto, the Greek god of the underworld] : the
planet farthest from the sun
[L,
fr. Gk Ρεα/ Rhea, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, wife of Cronus,
and mother of Zeus, Poseidon, and others] : a large volcanic mountain
on Venus
[LL,
fr. Gk Ουρανος Uranus, the Greek personification of the sky and
father of the Titans] : the 7th planet from the sun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite
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