90482 Orcus This means that Orcus is currently viewed pole-on, which could explain the near absence of any rotational modulation of its brightness. If, however, the primary is tidally locked with the satellite, the rotational period will coincide with the 9.7-day orbital period of Vanth. This minor planet was named after one of the Roman gods of the underworld, Orcus. While Pluto was the ruler of the underworld, Orcus was a punisher of the damned. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 November 2004 (). Under the guidelines of the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) naming conventions,
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions In the Chinese common religion and philosophical schools the idea of the universal God has been expressed in a variety of names and representations, most notably as 天 "Tiān" ("Heaven") and 上帝 "Shàngdì" ("Highest Deity" or "Highest Emperor"). These two and other concepts have been variously combined, in diverse contexts, to form titles such as: "Huáng Tiān Shàngdì"="Huáng" "Emperor"+"Tiān+Shàngdì" (皇天上帝) or "Xuán Tiān Shàngdì"="Xuán" "Deep"+"Tiān+Shàngdì" (玄天上帝), "Shàngtiān=Shàng+Tiān" "Highest Heaven" and "Tiāntáng=Tiān+Táng" "Vault of Heaven". The compounds "tiānshén=tiān+shén" "heavenly god" and "tiānxiān=tiān+xiān" "heavenly immortal" have been used for a deity, in a polytheistic