In his role he is also in charge of creating the agenda for the biannual Fiduciary Investors Symposium, and annual the Fixed Income Forum, the Absolute Returns Conference. Journalist. Dan Purves worked as the head of news, sport and journalistic programming operations at Demon Media winning two national awards.
Uranus (mythology) Uranus (/ËjÊÉrÉnÉs/ or /jÊËreÉªnÉs/; Ancient Greek Î¿á½ÏÎ±Î½ÏÏ, Ouranos [oËranÃ³s] meaning sky or heaven) was the primal Greek god personifying the sky. His name in Roman mythology was Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources cite Aether as his father.
Uranus Facts. 1  Uranus Is Named after the Greek God Ouranus. 2  Uranus Needs 84 Earth Years to Orbit the Sun. 3  Uranus Is 63 Times Bigger and 15 Times Heavier than Earth. 4  Uranus Is the Coldest Planet in the Solar System. 5  Uranus Is Very Different from Earth. 6  Titania Is the Largest Moon of Uranus. Of the 27 moons around Uranus, 5 are considered to be major moons and Titania is the biggest of them all. Its radius is approximately 788 km (about one eighth of Earthâs) and its gravity is almost 30 times less than Earthâs.