At some point in the past I did a post about Earth being the only planet in our solar system that was not named for a Greek god or mythological character. Recently I discovered that Venus at one time was called Lucem Ferre (Greek for Lucifer) and thought that was curious. What I found out relating to that information is another surprise. The phrase lucem ferre actually means morning star/bringer of dawn/light bringing. The word was never used to be synonymous with the devil,in fact the only evil connotation that it is related to is a particularly unpopular Babylonian king who was pretty much evil personified. I wonder if all the people that name their black cats Lucifer realize that the name would be more fitting for a bright white cat? or dog for that matter.
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