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While Uranus, Chronos and Zeus share in the identity of sky gods with other neighboring religious cultures, including the Canaanites and the Vedic creator Dyaus,

https://www.etymonline.com/word/*dyeu-

My most favorite revelation this week was

Jupiter "Dyeu + Pater" could also be Zeus Father....

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Uranus, beyond the sky
Neptune, beyond/below the sea
Pluto/Hades, below the earth

Three planets the Greeks couldn't see, identified with forces beyond the immediate human realm.

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Good point! I think also at some point our predecessors believed that Jupiter or Saturn was the Sun at night. In some circles Saturn is the Black Sun.

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Indeed, I think I remember the book mentioning a form of Zeus Pitar itself, and I believe he is usually associated with Jupiter...

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