Saturn (mythology) (English spelling) Saturn

Japanese: Saturn(神話)(英語表記)Saturn
Saturn (mythology) (English spelling) Saturn

…The largest moon, Titan, has a large atmosphere made up of nitrogen.
[Symbolism]
Saturn is identified with the Roman god Saturn (Saturn in English), and is usually depicted iconographically as an old man with a long sickle. It is also sometimes identified with the Greek god Cronus, and is often associated with old age, time, and even death, either because he is the eldest of the ancient myths, or because the name of the god Cronus has been confused with the Greek word chronos, meaning "time."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Saturn (myth)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最大の衛星チタンは窒素からなる大量の大気をもつ。【田中 済】
[シンボリズム]
 土星はローマ神話のサトゥルヌス(英語ではサターンSaturn)と同一視され,図像学的には,通常長い鎌をもった老人の姿で表される。ギリシア神話のクロノスと同一視されることもあり,老年,時,さらには死と結びつけられることが多いのは,古代神話の最長老であるところから,あるいは神名のクロノスKronosと,〈時〉を表すギリシア語クロノスchronosとが混同されたことによるとされる。…

※「Saturn(神話)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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