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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhy "the moon" and "the sun" but not "the Saturn"???
So no one ever says theres the Saturn or there is the Jupiter but they always say theres the moon and theres the sun.
Croney
(5,020 posts)MLAA
(19,800 posts)rzemanfl
(31,464 posts)SCantiGOP
(14,758 posts)Same as they would say theres Luna or
theres Sol.
mitch96
(15,876 posts)Different strokes I guess....
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oswaldactedalone
(3,605 posts)The planets have names but moon and sun remain nameless. See what I did there?
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)dweller
(28,683 posts)✌🏻
Marcuse
(9,081 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,851 posts)The earth's name is Terra.
Wolf
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Wounded Bear
(64,636 posts)which literally translated from the original Greek means "wanderer" because they were thought of as moving stars.
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