It means gold in Greek and is yet another moon closely orbiting Uranus.

Roman name for moon. Ides Full Moon whole moon visible in the night sky When the Romans fixed the length of the months they also fixed the date of the Ides. Names like Callisto Titan or Prometheus. Luna is also sometimes represented as an aspect of the Roman triple goddess diva triformis along with Proserpina and Hecate.

This name means moon in Sanskrit. On other months it was the 13th. Perhaps the planet received this name because its so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness.

It is indeed beautiful. For those moons have been known for a long time such as the Galilean moons of Jupiter the names were assigned from mythological characters. Lunas divine complement is Sol the god.

For example Mars is named for the Greek and Roman. But come on thats such a boring name. She is often presented as the female complement of the Sun Sol conceived of as a god.

In astrology the planet Venus rules Libra and Taurus. But theres one moon in the Solar System with a super boring name the one youre most familiar with. The Roman name for Aphrodite is Venus.

The name of the Roman goddess of the moon Luna is derived straight from the Latin word for moon luna. Diana is typically portrayed as a young and beautiful woman armed with a bow and quiver and accompanied by a stag or other beast. Diana was the Roman woodland goddess who was associated with the moon and identified with Artemis.