Eventually, a Greek poet named Bacchylides added to Nyx’s lore, theorizing that she also parented Hecate, the goddess of magic and spells. Some accounts said that Nyx was the mother of Uranus, the god ...
It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than ... The goal was to find a name for one of Earth's seven known quasi-moons; its provisional designation was the very catchy ...
Timelapse of near-Earth asteroid/Earth quasi-satellite 2004 ... It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay Chilcutt ...
This name reflects the quasi-moon's unique orbital path, embodying a celestial gateway between Earth and space." Cardea was up against six other finalists in the 2004 GU9 name contest, each of which ...
One of Earth’s seven quasi-moons has just got a ... “Cardea was the Roman goddess of the hinge. Roman doors hung on pivot hinges. Cardea was one of at least four Roman deities who presided ...