乌瑞纳斯 (Wūruìnàsī) · Uranus (Greek god of the sky), Ouranos

Meanings

1 Uranus (Greek god of the sky)
2 Ouranos

About Uranus

The sky god of Greek myth, husband of the earth goddess Gaia and father of the Titans, overthrown by his son Cronus. The planet Uranus, 天王星 in Chinese, is named after him.

Also called 乌拉诺斯

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Uranus' (Ouranos).

Examples

HSK 6

乌瑞纳斯是希腊神话中的天空之神。

Wūruìnàsī shì Xīlà shénhuà zhōng de tiānkōng zhī shén.

Uranus is the god of the sky in Greek mythology.

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usage

The planet's name 天王星 translates the god instead of sounding him out: 'sky king star'. Neptune got the same treatment as 海王星, 'sea king star', after the sea god it is named for.