Uranus&Caelus
Sky, Heavens, & Cosmic Order
Uranus
The Starry Sky
The vault of heaven, stars, the adamantine sickle
The primordial sky, at once son and husband of Gaia, castrated by his son Cronus.
A jealous, tyrannical father who imprisoned his children out of fear.
No cult — the sky itself was his altar.
The oppressive weight of heaven pressing down upon the earth.
Caelus
Caelus, the Heavens
Celestial sphere, zodiac, star-mantled cloak
An Italic sky-power shown on coinage and reliefs, later fused with Greek Uranus.
Remote and impersonal — a symbol of cosmic order rather than a character.
Invoked in oaths and augury, never in blood.
The ordered firmament that legitimises Roman dominion.
Syncretism Analysis
Greek Uranus is a violent dynastic character; Roman Caelus is a decorative emblem of cosmic order, appearing on coins far more often than in cult. Rome preferred the heaven that could be stamped on currency.