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 Hypothetical Planet X

What Should We Name Planet 9?

The math is pretty clear: our Sun has a ninth planet out there, so far out that it makes Pluto look like a next-door neighbor.

For now, they've taken to calling it Planet Nine. But if and when it's actually discovered, we'll need a better name than that.

What, then, should we call it?

 

First, a few parameters.

We should name P9 for a goddess.

Gods know, we've got plenty of Boy planets out there already. We could use more Girls in this family.

We should name P9 for a Classical deity.

Only a polytheist nomenclature is equal to describing the magnificence of That Which Is; all the other planets are already so-named. (While a foolish consistency may be the hobgoblin of small minds, internal systemic consistency is a simple matter of aesthetics. Call it contextual cognitive resonance, if you like.) No pantheon-mixing in this solar system, please.

The name should be in its Latin—not Greek—form.

After all, we say Saturn, not Khronos, Neptune, not Poseidon. While a foolish consistency may be the hobgoblin of small minds....

The Latin name should be in Anglicized form.

After all, we say Saturn, not Saturnus, Neptune, not Neptunus. A foolish consistency...

Granted the above parameters, then, an obvious choice presents itself.

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In the dream, I'm back at school, talking with one of the popular kids.

“What's your field of study?” I ask, decidedly not one of the popular kids.

“Mars,” he tells me.

Insufferably pagan, I ask the obvious question.

“God or planet?”

He smiles.

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Pagan News Beagle: Earthy Thursday, August 18

Is memory a reliable snapshot of the past? Can a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy be done without sacrificing jobs? And does a habitable planet orbit our nearest stellar neighbor? These questions and more are tackled in Earthy Thursday, our weekly segment on science and Earth-related news! All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

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Are There Pagans on Other Planets?

Are there pagans on other planets?

For now, of course, there's no way to know. But my guess would be: Yes, there probably are. Wherever there is intelligent life, there will be pagans.

In fact, I'd be willing to go even farther. Since the Old Gods, the great Powers that give rise to, and sustain, life will necessarily (so far as we know) be constant from planet to planet, I suspect that the paganisms of the extraterrestrials may well bear something of a family resemblance to our own.

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Pagan News Beagle: Earthy Thursday, February 4

The nature of supernovas explained. A new farm that raises fish debuts. And we discuss the value of preserving particular words. It's Earthy Thursday, our weekly segment on science and Earth-related news. All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

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