Why do people say Saturn is Satan?
The claim that a planet's name and a devil's name share a root takes one dictionary to check.
The Roman Saturnus was the god of agriculture and time.He merged with the Greek Cronus, the one who swallows his children.English Saturday means his day.All of that is in the dictionary.
'Satan' comes from the Hebrew satan.It means adversary, the one who stands against.It was an ordinary noun for an accuser or an obstructer.Different language, different root from Saturnus.
Red-pill material starts from the fact that the two names begin with a similar sound.Then it adds that Saturday and the Sabbath are the same day.From there it concludes that Saturn worship is hidden inside Judaism and Christianity.
The Hebrew word for Sabbath, shabbat, comes from a verb meaning to cease.It has nothing to do with Saturn.Naming weekdays after planets is a Roman habit; the Jewish Sabbath is an older and separate tradition.
Checking is easy.Look up each word separately in an etymological dictionary.If they shared a root, the dictionary would say so.A similar opening sound proves nothing on its own.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Saturnus= | god of farming and time= | Latin |
| satan= | one who opposes= | Hebrew |
| shabbat= | to cease= | Hebrew |
Three words that grew separately, in different languages.
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