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Setebos
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English
Etymology
The deity was named by William Shakespeare after a Patagonian deity mentioned in accounts of Magellan's voyages."Setebos", The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.), accessed online via Oxford Reference.
The moon was named after the fictional deity.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɛtɛbʌs/
Proper noun
A fictional deity worshipped by Caliban and his mother Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
en astronomy A moon of Uranus.
Usage notes
fictional deity
Notably the subject of Caliban's musings in Robert Browning's poem Caliban upon Setebos (published in his 1864 collection, Dramatis Personæ (poetry collection) Dramatis Personae).
Translations
moon of Uranus
Japanese: ja セティボス Setibosu
References
Anagrams
en beeosst obesest
en Moons of Uranus
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Setebos
tr Moons of Uranus