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.
How did Uranus get its name? Uranus is named after the ancient Greek god of the sky, who was the father of Kronos (Saturn in Roman mythology).Most of the other planets got their names thousands of years ago, but Uranus was discovered just a few hundred years ago â William Herschel found it on March 13, 1781.Mosaic of Uranus.As he lived in England, Herschel originally wanted to name Uranus after his patron, King George III. He wanted to call it Georgium Sidus (Georgeâs Star), or the Georgian Planet.osaic of Uranus. As he lived in England, Herschel originally wanted to name Uranus after his patron, King George III. He wanted to call it Georgium Sidus (Georgeâs Star), or the Georgian Planet.