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Caelus
Caelus
See also: caelus
English
Proper noun
Caelus
- (Roman mythology) The personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-&-husband of Terra, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. He is the Roman counterpart of Uranus.
Derived terms
Translations
God of heaven and sky
caelus
caelus
See also: Caelus
Latin
Noun
caelus m (genitive caelī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | caelus | caelī |
| genitive | caelī | caelōrum |
| dative | caelō | caelīs |
| accusative | caelum | caelōs |
| ablative | caelō | caelīs |
| vocative | caele | caelī |
References
- caelus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “caelus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.