
God of the Sky, Father of Saturn and Grandfather of Jupiter "Uranus" and "Caelus" both mean "Sky" and/or "Father Sky."Ĭharioteer of Sun and half brother of A mythological snake king Vasuki in Indian Puranas. This planet is associated with status, equitable punishment, wisdom, ambition, patience, honor, toughness, but with pessimism, hardships, and fatalism. Shani Dev, Son of Surya (Sun) God of Karma and Justice Gives consequences for a person's deeds during life. Leader and ruler of the Titans Saturn means "God of Seeds", "Father of the Harvest", and/or "Father Time."

God of Agriculture and the Father of Jupiter. Guru means "teacher" or "priest." Brihaspati means "lord of prayer or devotion." Associated with luck and expansion. Leader, King and Father of the Olympian Gods Jupiter means "Jovial King" and/or "Father of Thunder."Īlways helped gods in war against demons. Īlso associated with strength, aggression and anger. This planet is associated with auspicious occasions. Goddess of romance and lust Venus means "love" and/or "sexual desire." Īssociated with fertility, beauty, and enthusiasm.Īlways helped demons in the war against gods Shukra means "clear, pure, brightness, or clearness." Associated with communication, wit, and cleverness. God of messengers, travel, and/or commerce.Ī planet god known for his preserving and protecting nature to mankind and manhood. Son of Aditi and Kashyap Surya means "the supreme light."Īssociated with emotions, the mother, and motherly instincts. In some cases, it is the same deity with two different names.Īssociated with ego, sense of purpose, and vitality. Also of interest is the conflation of the Roman god with a similar Greek god. In most cases, the English name for planets derives from the name of a Roman god or goddess. This table shows the astrological planets (as distinct from the astronomical) and the Greek and Roman deities associated with them. Astrologers differ on the signs associated with each planet's exaltation. In Chinese astrology, the planets are associated with the life forces of Yin & Yang and the five elements, which play an important role in the Chinese form of geomancy known as Feng Shui. The planets in Hindu astrology are known as the Navagraha (literally "nine planets"), with the addition of two shadow bodies Rahu and Ketu. Listed below are the specific meanings and domains associated with the astrological planets since ancient times, with the main focus on the Western astrological tradition. The planets are also associated, especially in the Chinese tradition, with the basic forces of nature. Therefore, the patterns that the planets make in the sky reflect the ebb and flow of basic human impulses. In other words, the basic patterns of the universe repeat themselves everywhere, in fractal-like fashion, and As above, so below. Others hold that the planets have no direct influence in themselves, but are mirrors of basic organizing principles in the universe.

Hone writes that the planets exert it directly through gravitation or another, unknown influence. Modern astrologers differ on the source of the correlations between planetary positions and configurations, on the one hand, and characteristics and destinies of the natives, on the other. The planets are also related to each other in the form of aspects. They express themselves with different qualities in the 12 signs of the zodiac and in the 12 houses. To modern astrologers, the planets can represent basic drives or urges in the subconscious, or energy flow regulators representing dimensions of experience.

To ancient astrologers, the planets represented the will of the deities and their direct influence upon human affairs. Astrologers retain this definition of the 7 Classical Planets today. The ancient Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, Romans and others thought of the 7 Classical Planets as gods and named their 7 days of the week after them. Although the Greek term planet applied mostly to the five 'wandering stars', the Ancients included the Sun and Moon as the Sacred 7 Luminaires/7 Heavens (sometimes referred to as "Lights", ) making a total of 7 planets.
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To the Ancient Greeks who learned from the Babylonians - the earliest astronomers/astrologers - this group consisted of the five planets visible to the naked eye and excluded Earth, plus the Sun and Moon. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two similar components: fixed stars, which remained motionless in relation to each other, and moving objects/" wandering stars" ( Ancient Greek: ἀστέρες πλανῆται, romanized: asteres planetai), which moved relative to the fixed stars over the course of the year(s). In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is.
