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What are the names of the moons of uranus and the plays they come from and why they were named that?
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The Rape of the Lock (a poem by Alexander Pope):
- Ariel, Umbriel, Belinda
Plays by William Shakespeare:
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Titania, Oberon, Puck
- The Tempest: (Ariel), Miranda, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo, Francisco, Ferdinand
- King Lear: Cordelia
- Hamlet: Ophelia
- The Taming of the Shrew: Bianca
- Troilus and Cressida: Cressida
- Othello: Desdemona
- Romeo and Juliet: Juliet, Mab
- The Merchant of Venice: Portia
- As You Like It: Rosalind
- Much Ado About Nothing: Margaret
- The Winter's Tale: Perdita
- Timon of Athens: Cupid
Uranus was the Greek deity of the sky. The five larger moons, which were discovered first, were named after air spirits. That system broke down when the Voyager 2 fly by led to a large number being discovered in quick succession.
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How many moons does you Uranus have?
The planet, "Uranus" has 27 moons . . . there may be a few that have not been discovered. The odd thing about the names of Uranus's moons is that they are all named for characters in Shakepeare's plays. All the other planets' moons are named for Greek gods or their friends and enemies.
What are the names of Uranus moon names and why they were named that?
miranda. That's one of them. There used to be 5 known moons of Uranus, but there's more now. The "traditional" five are : Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon. They are all named after characters from Shakespeare's plays.
What are two important facts about the moons of Uranus'?
its 27 of them all together and the moons are smaller than uranus
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How many moons does you Uranus have?
The planet, "Uranus" has 27 moons . . . there may be a few that have not been discovered. The odd thing about the names of Uranus's moons is that they are all named for characters in Shakepeare's plays. All the other planets' moons are named for Greek gods or their friends and enemies.
What are the names of Uranus moon names and why they were named that?
miranda. That's one of them. There used to be 5 known moons of Uranus, but there's more now. The "traditional" five are : Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon. They are all named after characters from Shakespeare's plays.
Which planet has several moons that are named after characters from Shakespearean plays?
The planet Uranus, with 27 known moons as of 2008. (see related question)
What are two important facts about the moons of Uranus'?
its 27 of them all together and the moons are smaller than uranus
Which planet's satellites include Puck Juliet Portia and Desdemona all characters in William Shakespeare's plays?
The planet is Uranus, and the satellites are named after characters from William Shakespeare's plays such as Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Portia (The Merchant of Venice), and Desdemona (Othello).
Which planet has Shakespearean names?
All but two of the moons of Uranus have names drawn from Shakespeare's plays. Many of them are taken from The Tempest, and most others are names of young female characters from the other plays. The two moon names not in Shakespeare are Umbriel and Belinda from Pope's The Rape of the Lock. The name Ariel is in both this and Shakespeare's Tempest. The two largest moons are named for Titania and Oberon, king and queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What planets are named after Shakespeare characters?
Answer The planet Uranus has some 27 moons, all of which are named after characters in Shakespeare's plays and the works of Alexander Pope. The five major satellites are: Miranda - Shakespeare's The Tempest Ariel -Shakespeare's The Tempest Umbriel - Pope's The Rape of the Lock Titania - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the moons of Uranus, and all of them are listed.
What planets satellites are named after Shakespeare's characters?
Twenty-one of Uranus's 27 moons are drawn from characters in Shakespeare plays (primarily The Tempest and Midsummer Night's Dream) and two are people referred to in the plays (Sycorax and Mab)
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No. You ask perhaps because most of the celestial bodies are named after mythical gods. But the moon of Uranus, of which Portia is one, are all named after characters in Shakespeare's plays. Portia is in the 'Merchant of Venice'.
Is Portia a Greek god?
No. You ask perhaps because most of the celestial bodies are named after mythical gods. But the moon of Uranus, of which Portia is one, are all named after characters in Shakespeare's plays. Portia is in the 'Merchant of Venice'.
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