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rpastuszaktoday at 9:09 AM1 replyview on HN

Useless trivia, but lucifer means “light bringer” in Latin (translation from the Greek phosphoros).

Also known as the morning star, also known as Venus.

There’s also the nocturnal / sunset aspect of Venus, noctifer/hesperus, so the evening star.

It all ebbs and flows so I guess everyone is right:)

(Also this not a uniquely Roman or Greek invention ofc)


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TeMPOraLtoday at 11:06 AM

One man's useless trivia is another man's ideas for a project name :).