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♄ U+2644, ♄ SATURN ← ♃ [U+2643] Miscellaneous Symbols ♅ → [U+2645]

Translingual

Etymology

The Greek letters kappa-rho with an abbreviation stroke at bottom, for Κρόνος (Krónos), the Greek equivalent to the Roman god Saturn. The cross at top was added later, to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.[1]

Symbol

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1. (astronomy, astrology) Saturn
2. (alchemy) (archaic) lead
3. (botany) (obsolete) woody perennial plant (the orbital period of Saturn is 30 years)[2]
4. (rare) Saturday (refers to the Latin phrase dies Saturni, which literally means "Saturn's day")

Derived terms

1. 🜪 lead ore

Related terms

Planetary symbols
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References

1. Jones, Alexander (1999) Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus, →ISBN, pages 62–63
2. J. Lindley (1848) An introduction to botany‎, volume 2, 4 edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, page 385–386