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Re: Kalieda climate

From:Rik Roots <rikroots@...>
Date:Sunday, February 17, 2002, 13:31
> Am 03.02.02, Michael Poxon yscrifef: > > > Looks like the term you're after is aphelion (opposite to perihelion in > > fact) though to be pedantic, this means "farthest point from the Sun" - > > i.e., Earth's Sun. Maybe you could call it apastron, this is the > > astronomical term - but strictly it refers to one member of a double star > > system. I'd stick with aphelion if I were you! > > Could also greccify the name of your planet's star and tack > ap- -(i)on onto it. >
Unfortunately, my Greek is limited to a taverna's menu. The star's name in Gevey is "wage" - apwageon? Rik -- http://www.kalieda.org/poems/ Pop in for a browse, when you have a moment to spare...