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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

In ancient times, astronomers noted how certain lights moved across the sky in relation to the other stars.  These objects were believed to orbit the [[Earth]], which was considered to be stationary. The lights were first called "πλανήται" (''planētai''), See [[romanization of Greek]] for the transcription scheme meaning "wanderers", by the ancient Greeks, and it is from this that the word "planet" was derived. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/planet|title. Definition of planet Merriam-Webster OnLine,  http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-planets.html|title=Words For Our Modern Age: Especially words derived from Latin and Greek sources|publisher=Wordsources.

In ancient times, astronomers noted how certain lights moved across the sky in relation to the other stars.  These objects were believed to orbit the [[Earth]], which was considered to be stationary. The lights were first called "πλανήται" (''planētai''), See [[romanization of Greek]] for the transcription scheme meaning "wanderers", by the ancient Greeks, and it is from this that the word "planet" was derived. [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/planet|title. Definition of planet Merriam-Webster OnLine],  [http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-planets.html Words For Our Modern Age: Especially words derived from Latin and Greek].

The Greeks gave the planets names: the farthest was called ''Phainon'', the shiner, while below it was ''Phaethon'', the bright one. The red planet was known as ''Pyroeis'', "fiery", while the brightest was known as ''Phosphoros'', the light bringer, and the fleeting final planet was called ''Stilbon'', the gleamer. However, the Greeks also made each planet sacred to one of their pantheon of gods, the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympians]]: Phainon was sacred to [[Kronos]], the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]] who fathered the Olympians, while Phaethon was sacred to [[Zeus]], his son who deposed him as king. [[Ares]], son of Zeus and god of war, was given dominion over Pyroeis, while [[Aphrodite]], goddess of love, ruled over bright Phosphoros, and [[Hermes]] ruled over Stilbon. The History and Practice of Ancient, James Evans, Oxford University Press  

The Greeks gave the planets names: the farthest was called ''Phainon'', the shiner, while below it was ''Phaethon'', the bright one. The red planet was known as ''Pyroeis'', "fiery", while the brightest was known as ''Phosphoros'', the light bringer, and the fleeting final planet was called ''Stilbon'', the gleamer. However, the Greeks also made each planet sacred to one of their pantheon of gods, the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympians]]: Phainon was sacred to [[Kronos]], the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]] who fathered the Olympians, while Phaethon was sacred to [[Zeus]], his son who deposed him as king. [[Ares]], son of Zeus and god of war, was given dominion over Pyroeis, while [[Aphrodite]], goddess of love, ruled over bright Phosphoros, and [[Hermes]] ruled over Stilbon. The History and Practice of Ancient, James Evans, Oxford University Press