Aries discovery

Minor planet discovered in Aries.

15th century manuscript miniature illustration of Eris throwing the golden apple at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, from Jean Miélot's L'Epître d'Othéa.
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Focus On: (136199) Eris

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Name origin: Greek goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. Eris was often portrayed specifically as the daimona of the strife of war, haunting the battlefield and delighting in human bloodshed. Because of Eris’ disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. When she turned up anyway and was refused admittance, she raged and threw in the golden apple that famously led to the Trojan War. She was closely identified with Enyo, the goddess of war and a close companion of Ares.

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Detail of a studio portrait photograph of Venetia Burney, aged 11, around the time she named Pluto (crop).
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Focus On: (6235) Burney

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Name origin: Venetia Phair (née Burney), who at age 11 was the first to suggest the name Pluto when said planet was discovered. She studied mathematics and became an accountant, and later a teacher.

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Close-up photo of a pink lotus flower in bloom.
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Focus On: (3811) Karma

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Named for the ancient Indian philosophical principle of cause and effect: good actions and intent have good consequences; bad actions and intent have bad consequences. This can also refer to how a person’s actions affect who they become. (Note that the various theories of karma are generally much more complex than in popular media descriptions.)

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The Doric Temple of Hephaestus, at the Agora of Athens, Greece.
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Focus On: (2212) Hephaistos

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Name origin: Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. He became renowned for his skill at craftsmanship; several of his myths involve his works for gods and mortals.

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Mural of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (2005), by Salvador Almaraz López. Hidalgo is standing centrally, with the right hand outstretched and the left in a fist. Behind him, on his right, emaciated people on the ground are beneath the hooves of a horse driven by a figure in a mask and cowl. To his left is a revolutionary army with banners and weapons upraised. Directly behind Hidalgo is a godlike image of him. Red is prominent. In the foreground, a pair of hands is raised towards Hidalgo as if in supplication.
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Focus On: (944) Hidalgo

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Name origin: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence and recognized as the Father of the Nation. Due to the oppression of poor Mexicans by the Spanish colonisers, on 16th September 1810 he gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence, called the Cry of Dolores.

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Filippino Lippi (1457-1504): Five Sibyls Seated in Niches: the Samian, Cumean, Hellespontic, Phrygian and Tiburtine, c. 1465-1470.
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Focus On: (168) Sibylla

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Named after the Sibyls, oracles in ancient Greece. Originally there may have been just one Sibyl at a time, but the number eventually increased to nine or ten. Bases included Delphi, Samos, Delos and Clarus. The etymology of the term’s source is unknown.

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