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minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoIt’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoYou’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.
It’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
You’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.