Saturday, October 18, 2025

Happy Saturn's Day

 

Or Dydd Sadwrn Hapus

The story so far? :- 

As the supreme ruler of the cosmos, Saturn (Greek Cronus) ruled alongside his wife, Ops (Greek Rhea). He had usurped his own father, Caelus (Greek Uranus), and feared that a prophecy foretold one of his own sons would do the same. To prevent this, Saturn devoured his children—including Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Ceres, and Vesta—as soon as they were born. 

His wife, Ops, grew tired of this cruelty. When their youngest son, Jupiter, was born, she secretly hid him away in Crete. To fool Saturn, she gave him a rock wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallowed. When Jupiter came of age, he returned to confront his father. He forced Saturn to regurgitate his swallowed siblings, who joined Jupiter in his revolt. 


I wonder if he inspired 'the baby killing bishop of Bath & Wells'? 

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