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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major god presiding over agriculture and the harvest. His reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace by many Roman authors. In medieval times he was known as the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength. He held a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right. His mother was Terra and his father was Caelus. He was identified in classical antiquity with the Greek deity Cronus, and the…

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The word from mythology for today is saturnine, which comes from the name of the Roman god Saturn. The word comes from the belief that someone born under the influence of the planet Saturn was gloomy and morose. In medieval astrology, of the known planets Saturn was most distant from the sun, and therefore the most cold and slow. To learn more about the Roman god Saturn, see Wikipedia. Relate words: jovial and mercurial. This is a depiction of Saturn by Poildoro da Caravaggio.

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