Setebos

English

Etymology

The deity was named by William Shakespeare after a Patagonian deity mentioned in accounts of Magellan's voyages.[1]

The moon was named after the fictional deity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛtɛbʌs/

Proper noun

Setebos

  1. A fictional deity worshipped by Caliban and his mother Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Uranus.

Usage notes

Translations

References

  1. ^ "Setebos", The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.), accessed online via Oxford Reference.

Anagrams

Turkish

Proper noun

Setebos

  1. (astronomy) Setebos
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