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.[1]
The moon was named after the fictional deity.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Setebos
- A fictional deity worshipped by Caliban and his mother Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
- (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 Personae).
Translations
References
- ^ "Setebos", The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.), accessed online via Oxford Reference.
Anagrams
Turkish
Proper noun
Setebos