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I knew "selene" meant "moon" in Greek! Maybe I missed some updates...
by notorandit 5y ago
I knew "selene" meant "moon" in Greek!
Maybe I missed some updates...
- jannes 5y agoIs this a joke about ancient Greek vs modern Greek?
- tzot 5y agoΣελήνη/Selene (the ancient name) is Luna: our moon. Lowercase φεγγάρι/feggari/fengari is moon: you would say «δίδυμα φεγγάρια του Άρη» for “Mars' twin moons”.¹ In the same vein, capitalized Ήλιος/Helios is Sol: our sun. Lowercase ήλιος means any sun. ¹ Trivia: “satellite” is «δορυφόρος» = spear bearer; from the protectors of kings or powerful men in general, who typically encircled their protectees.