Caulfield: Today is Earth Day! Which fell on the day of the week named after the moon. In a month named after Venus. Frazz: I see you're eating a milky way. Caulfield: A theme's a theme.
A festival in honor of Venus was held on April 1st, leading some scholars to conjecture that the Roman month of Aprilis was originally Aphrilis, derived from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or possibly from her Etruscan name Apru.
Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru.
Varnes almost 11 years ago
Guess the Mars Bar was for breakfast…
Armitage72 almost 11 years ago
A festival in honor of Venus was held on April 1st, leading some scholars to conjecture that the Roman month of Aprilis was originally Aphrilis, derived from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or possibly from her Etruscan name Apru.
dorotheac928 almost 11 years ago
for the history of when the new year begins and why please see http://www.infoplease.com/spot/newyearhistory.html
celeconecca almost 11 years ago
Add in Yakko’s song and we continue the theme:http://youtu.be/mqzRKDlmEhI
annieb1012 almost 11 years ago
Last night we went to Vega via “Contact.”
StoicLion1973 almost 11 years ago
The 10-month Roman Calendar was lunar and woefully inaccurate by the time both Caesar and Augusted added the eponymous months.
Defective Premium Member almost 11 years ago
fritzoid Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I’m relieved nobody’s mentioned Uranus.
Oops.
QunMang almost 11 years ago
Two prototype Sega Plutos recently surfaced, but seeing as Pluto is no longer a full planet I guess that doesn’t count.