In part 1, we saw the myths of Amaltheia, the she-goat who tended Zeus, Himalia, whose sons through Zeus were connected with agriculture, Elara, whose giant son… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Jupiter, Big World, Little Moons – Part 2”
Category: Science and Astronomy
Myths of the Moons: Jupiter, Big World, Little Moons – Part 1
We’ve already examined the four major moons of Jupiter; each of these bodies is large enough that if they orbited the sun, we would consider them a… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Jupiter, Big World, Little Moons – Part 1”
Myths of the Moons: Callisto (Jupiter)
How far will Zeus/Jupiter go to seduce a pretty girl? Well, don’t put anything past the King of the Olympians. In the case of Callisto, a virgin… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Callisto (Jupiter)”
Myths of the Moon: Ganymede (Jupiter)
The myths of Ganymede are hard to relate, because they involve the abduction, and very likely the rape, of a youth. We’ve seen how Zeus can take… Read more “Myths of the Moon: Ganymede (Jupiter)”
Myths of the Moons: Europa, White Bulls, and E.T.s (Jupiter)
As we saw with Io, Zeus (Jupiter) has a penchant for the ladies; in the case of Io, this resulted in her transformation into a female cow.… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Europa, White Bulls, and E.T.s (Jupiter)”
Myths of the Moon: Io, Prometheus Bound, and the Fury of a Goddess Scorned (Jupiter)
Zeus, a.k.a. Jupiter, is a ladies man. But going after one of your wife’s own priestesses is probably not advisable. This, alas, did not deter his amorous… Read more “Myths of the Moon: Io, Prometheus Bound, and the Fury of a Goddess Scorned (Jupiter)”
Therawho? Therawhat? Therawhere? Theramin!
Interstellar music has a history: Carl Sagan famously oversaw the gold plated records on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, the only human made artifacts that were intentionally… Read more “Therawho? Therawhat? Therawhere? Theramin!”
Myths of the Moons: an Overview of Jupiter’s Moons
Last time, we took a look at two of Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos (Fear and Dread). Today, we’re moving out past the inner planets to the… Read more “Myths of the Moons: an Overview of Jupiter’s Moons”
Myths of The Moons: Deimos and Phobos (Mars)
The Roman gods tended to be variants of Greek deities. Thus, Zeus becomes Jupiter, Aphrodite becomes Venus, and Aries, the god of war, becomes Mars. Only, while… Read more “Myths of The Moons: Deimos and Phobos (Mars)”
An Alchemical Snake, a Day-dreaming Chemist, and a Molecule that tried to fail me: Ouroboros, Kekulė, and Benzene
Organic chemistry is not my friend. There are other forms of chemistry and physics that I can handle, but those evil aromatic compounds (yep, that’s what they’re… Read more “An Alchemical Snake, a Day-dreaming Chemist, and a Molecule that tried to fail me: Ouroboros, Kekulė, and Benzene”
