There are many legends/stories surrounding the discovery of Saturn. According to mythology, the Assyrians were the first people to record sightings of Saturn. They spotted Saturn as a bright light and named it the Star of Ninib, in honor of the Assyrian sun god of springtime. Later the Greeks and Romans had their own ideas of this strange wandering planet. The Greeks named it Cronus, ruler of the Titans. The Romans later changed the planet’s name to Saturn. Both cultures identified Saturn as the original king of all gods and both cultures tell stories filled with blood and war. Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. Saturn is the root of the English word “Saturday’’. Galileo Galilei was the first person to see through a telescope
