Ffeithlen

Gweld sêr

No! Not the perople on television or in the cinema, but the stars in the sky.

The stars and planets have been given the names of Roman [R] and Greek [G] gods and goddesses. Do you know the Welsh names for the planets? No? Are you sure?

Yr Haul (Sun) - Sol = sun god [R]
Mercher (Mercury) - messenger of the gods [R]
Gwener (Venus) - duwies cariad [R]
Y Ddaear (Earth)
Y Lleuad / Lloer (Moon) - Luna = moon goddess [R]
Mawrth (Mars) - god of war [R]
Iau (Jupiter) - the main god [R]
Sadwrn (Saturn) - god of acriculture [Rh]
Wranws (Uranus) - god of the sky [G]
Neifion (Neptune) - god of the sea [G]
Plwton (Pluto) - lord of the underworld [G]

Do you remember now? Of course, the days of the week...

Dydd Sul (Sunday)
Dydd Llun (Monday)
Dydd Mawrth (Tuesday)
Dydd Mercher (Wednesday)
Dydd Iau (Thursday)
Dydd Gwener (Friday)
Dydd Sadwrn (Saturday)

Here are some other names...

Seren y Gogledd (Polaris/North Star)
Seren y Bore/yr Hwyr (Morning/Evening Star) = Venus
Caer Arianrhod / Y Llwybr Llaethog (Milky Way)
Yr Arth Fawr (Ursa Major/Great Bear)
Yr Arth Fach/Sosban Fach (Ursa Minor/Little Bear)
Sosban Fawr (Plough)