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13 hours ago · The Greek name Γαῖα ( Gaia Ancient Greek: [ɡâi̯.a] or [ɡâj.ja]) is a mostly epic, collateral form of Attic Γῆ ( Gē [ɡɛ̂ː] ), and Doric Γᾶ ( Ga [ɡâː] ), [4] perhaps identical to Δᾶ ( Da [dâː] ), [7] both meaning "Earth". Some scholars believe that the word is of uncertain origin. [8] Beekes suggested a probable Pre ...
- Primordial Deities
Hesiod's primordial genealogy. Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700...
- Gaia Hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ. ə /), also known as the Gaia...
- Thaumus
In Greek mythology, Thaumas (/ ˈ θ ɔː m ə s /; Ancient...
- Aether
In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ ˈ iː...
- Gaia (Disambiguation)
Gaia (also spelled Gaea) is a primordial deity and the...
- Primordial Deities
13 hours ago · Pluto ( minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
13 hours ago · There are also 23,542 named minor planets mostly after people, places and figures from mythology and fiction, [4] which account for only 3.8% of all numbered catalog entries. (4596) 1981 QB and 677772 Bettonvil are currently the lowest-numbered unnamed and highest-numbered named minor planets, respectively. [1] [4]
13 hours ago · Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror [2] or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible [3] more than gore or other elements of shock. [4] It is named after American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937). His work emphasizes themes of cosmic dread ...
13 hours ago · Notable deaths. January 10 – Jennell Jaquays, 67, tabletop and video game designer, with contributions for Dungeons & Dragons and at id Software. February 1 – Carl Weathers, 76, actor, best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky films and providing voice work in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, Mortal Kombat X and The Artful Escape.
13 hours ago · Missions to the moons of Mars. Phobos' Stickney Crater. Deimos (lower left) and Phobos (lower right) compared with the asteroid 951 Gaspra. Phobos by Mars Global Surveyor in 1998 [49] There have also have been proposed missions dedicated to explore the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos.
