Talk:Saturn (mythology)
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Is Saturn the origin of Satan? Since the other kings of Hell such as Beelzebub or Astaroth have some source from pagan deities.
The contents of this page were extracted from the old "Cronos (mythology)" page, which incorrectly identified Cronus with Saturn. The identification of Greek gods and Roman gods is certainly an old tradition, and in some cases has some historical and linguistic validity (Gk. Zeus = Gk. Dios pater = Lat. Jupiter), but shouldn't be taken at face value. Cronos and Saturn are different gods from different traditions with different mythology, even if some of it was carried over at various periods from one to the other.
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[edit] Saturn and Galilei
I removed the sentence "Saturn was first observed by the famous Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei" since it creates the impression that the planet was unknown before, and in general seems rather irrelevant in the context of an article dedicated to the god and not the planet.
213.47.127.75 20:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Need more content here
Though this page has substantive content, it is very stubby and needs to be filled out, and NOT by assuming that Saturn = Cronos!
Macrakis 17:05, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps someone can explore co-relations between Cronos, Saturn and Chronos--all of whom seem to have become blurred at some point. Cronos is associated with grain and a "Golden Age"; Saturn is the god of harvest, also indicating "time"; all three are depicted as old men with a sickle (which, arguably, has influenced western imagery of the Grim Reaper)... - CLR 1:12, 5 Sept 2005
[edit] Goya Picture
I am somewhat concerned with the choice of Goya's Saturn as an illustration in this article. Although it is certainly a compelling painting (not to mention one of my personal favorites), I don't know if it really gives an accurate impression of Saturn, who was a more benign deity than the painting would suggest. Wouldn't an ancient Roman depiction of Saturn be more appropriate, as it would help give a more historical perspective? Asarelah 06:43, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'm sure that the only reason it's the article's only image is that it's the only free-use image of Saturn anyone's bothered to put up yet. If we could find any more such images of Saturn, certainly adding them would be an excellent idea. (Though I don't see the need to remove the Goya image we currently have: as you point out, it's a great pic, and it's only problem is that it's not accurate as the classical representation, only the more modern one, which will be solved if we can find some good classical representations.) -
70.59.21.149 04:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)70.59.21.149 04:00, 22 December 2006 (UTC)==See also== I am a total novice at this. I couldn't see how to make an IP address. I am a retired chemist by profession and amateur botanist. My only comment on this article is that I do not believe that Saturn could have been a corn god since corn was unknown in Europe until after the Americas were discovered. It was domesticated in the New World and I can provide references if you need. 70.59.21.149 04:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Silence 07:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Saturn and Tool(band)?
Tool makes constant reference to Saturn on their song "The Grudge", on the album Lateralus. "Saturn comes back around, lifts you up like a child or drags you down like a stone". How does this connect with the mythology of Saturn?--Moeburn 15:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Added Caravaggio
I forgot to put an edit reason during my most recent change. I simply added a classical example of Saturn as depicted by the 16th century artist Caravaggio. I also aligned the modern interpretation by Goya alongside the section on later interpretations and placed the Caravaggio with the early concepts. It's a start. I couldn't locate an earlier depiction.
Naomichanart 22:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC) saturn is gay!!
