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Saturn (Roman deity)

LC control no.no2016121508
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingSaturn (Roman deity)
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Variant(s)Saturnus (Roman deity)
Saturno (Roman deity)
Сатурн (Roman deity)
Sadorn (Roman deity)
Sadwrn (Roman deity)
Σατούρνους (Roman deity)
Satournous (Roman deity)
Saturne (Roman deity)
סטורן (Roman deity)
Saturnas (Roman deity)
Saturnu (Roman deity)
萨图尔努斯 (Roman deity)
Satuernusi (Roman deity)
Sa tu er nu si (Roman deity)
See alsoCronus (Greek deity)
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Other standard no.http://dbpedia.org/resource/Saturn_(mythology)
Q134388
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Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inBritannica online, September 11, 2016 (Saturn, Latin Saturnus, in Roman religion, the god of sowing or seed. The Romans equated him with the Greek agricultural deity Cronus)
   <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturn-god>
Wikipedia, September 11, 2016 (Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) is a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in myth) Aragonese page (Saturno) Belarusian page (Сатурн = Saturn) Bulgarian page (Сатурн = Saturn) Breton page (Sadorn) Welsh page (Sadwrn) Greek page (Σατούρνους = Satournous) French page (Saturne) Hebrew page (סטורן = Saṭurn) Lithuanian page (Saturnas) Sicilian page (Saturnu) Chinese page (萨图尔努斯 = Satuernusi)
New world encyclopedia, via WWW, September 11, 2016 (In Roman mythology, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman deity holding jurisdiction over agriculture and the harvest. Like many of the Roman mythological figures, Saturn was appropriated from the Greek tradition, and his mythology is commonly mixed with that of Cronus, the god of the harvest and one-time supreme deity in the Greek pantheon)
   <http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Saturn_(mythology)>
Ancient history encyclopedia, via WWW, September 11, 2016 (Saturn (Saturnus) was a Roman god with a similar history to Cronus from Greek mythology)
   <http://www.ancient.eu/Saturn/>
Mythography website, September 11, 2016 (In Roman mythology, Saturn was a god of fertility and agriculture. He was commonly identified with the Greek god Cronus (Kronos), and there is an interesting story that explains how Cronus was transformed into Saturn. The tale told by the ancient Romans is that Cronus departed from Greek soil when he and his Titan allies were conquered by the Olympians. In Italy, the name of this god was changed from Cronus to Saturn. As Saturn, the god fled to Latium in an attempt to escape from the wrath of his son Jupiter)
   <http://www.mythography.com/myth/welcome-to-mythography/roman-gods/numen-2/saturn/>
Invalid LCCNsh 85117696