25 AUG 2013 by ideonexus
Chinese Character for Star
生 - to be born
日 - Sun
星 = 日 生
水星 - Mercury (Water Star)
金星 - Venus (Gold Star)
火星 - Mars (Fire Star)
木星 - Jupiter (Wood Star)
土星 - Saturn (Earth Star)
海王星 - Neptune (Sea King Star)
天王星 - Uranus (King Star)
冥王星 - Pluto (Deep King Star)
厄里斯 - Eris (Adversity ?????)Chinese character for star is "sun to be born" indicating a more sophisticated understanding of astronomy than the West.