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Characteristics of Astronomic Bodies
Uranus is very unique because it is tilted on its axis at 98 degrees. It is also the 7th planet away from the sun. Saturn is the 6th planet away from the sun. Saturn's most amazing feature its rings. Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system. Saturn also is the second fastest rotating planet. Jupiter is the largest planet shaped like an oval with a maximum radius of 12,500 km. Jupiter is the 5th planet away from the sun.



Symbols and Duties of Mythological Figures
Saturns symbol is the sickle, syth, or ouroborous(snake biting his own tail). Coeus another titan was the titan of intelligence. Pheobe was the titan of the moon. Prometheus was the titan of forethought and was on Jupiter's side when the gods and titans fought.

Birth Story of Mythological Figure
My mythological figure's parents are Uranus and Earth.

Popular Story of Mythological Figure
It was said that Uranus and Earth gave birth to 12 sons. He had six sons and six daughters. His sons names are Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Saturn. He had six daughters Ilia, Rhea, Themis, Thetis, Mnemosyne, and Phoebe. They also gave birth to three cyclopes kids, Brontes(thunder), Steropes(lightning), and Arges(sheet lightning). Also they gave birth to Cottus, Briarrus, and Gyes. Uranus was terrified of all of his children because like him they were very strong, as strong as him if not stronger, and he felt threatened. so he sent all of his kids to tartarus as soon as they were born. Saturn also known as Time or also Cronus, dethroned his father, Uranus, with the help of his mother, but when he did this his father cursed him to have the same fate he did and get dethrowned by his own child. He chose his sister Rhea to rule beside him(not much choice when there are only six female titans and they are all your sisters). Saturn's brothers and sisters happily were ruled by Saturn because when he dethrowned his father he set them all free. Saturn ruled for many years. To prevent the what his father said saturn too betrayed his children. He swallowed his children when they were born. Rhea got tired of this, she wanted a child to care for. so when she gave birth to Jupiter she decieved Saturn. When he learned of his sons birth he found Rhea and demanded the child. Rhea begged Saturn to allow her child to live as she had done many times before. Saturn refused so Rhea gave him what was thought to be her sun but was a rock wrapped in a blanket and Saturn in his haste to dispose of the child didn't realize it. Rhea put a goat in charge of raising Jupiter far away from Saturn. Jupiter grew rapidly and very strong. When Jupiter was old enough and strong enough he returned and with ease he overthrew Saturn. After he was overthrown Metis, a daughter of Oceanus, compelled Saturn to produce the children he had swallowed, Neptune, Pluto, Vesta, Ceres, Juno. The titans were angered at the overthrowing of their ruler so the titans and gods went to war. Some of the smarter titans joined the gods. Among those were Atlas, Mnesmosyne, Prometheis, Themis, Oceanus, and Hyperion. Jupiter, during this ten year long war, released the cyclopses from Tartarus in exchage for lightning bolts and other weapons that only they knew how to create. After ten years of fighting the titans finally gave into the rule of Jupiter more commonly know as Zeus but, near the end Saturn withdrew to Italy where he reigned in peace for many long years. Jupiter had all the titans against him back into tartarus by Neptune. Neptune put the titans there but, they were secured by Pluto.

Myth or Science Connection
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 * Saturn is a good name for the planet because Saturn the mythological ws the second most important ruler of the gods and Saturn is the second biggest planet.

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