Phosphorus
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies.
(2): ( n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, - whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for many other purposes. The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight 31.0.
(3): ( n.) The morning star; Phosphor.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Φωσφόρος , Light-Bringer), a surname of Artemis, Eos, and Hecate. This was also the name given by the Greek poets to the planet Venus when it appeared in the morning before sunrise.
