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Caelus

Caelus proper noun: the personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-and-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.

Proper noun

Caelus

  1. (Roman) The personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-and-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.
  2. A suggested alternate name for the seventh planet Uranus.

Words formed from Caelus

Questions about Caelus

What does Caelus mean?
Caelus means the personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-and-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.
What part of speech is Caelus?
Caelus is a proper noun.

Words near Caelus in the dictionary

  1. caeliferans
  2. caeliferin
  3. caeliferins
  4. Caels
  5. Caelum
  6. Caelus
  7. caement
  8. Caen
  9. Caen stone
  10. Caen stones
  11. caenacin

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