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Orcus. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From Roman mythology, he’s god of the underworld and punisher of broken oaths.
Haumea. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From Hawaiian mythology, she’s a goddess of fertility and childbirth.
Quaoar. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From the North American tribe of Tongva, they are a creation god who sang and danced the universe into existence.
Makemake. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island, he’s a fertility and a creator god often associated with birds.
Gonggong. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. A Chinese water god often depicted as a copper snake with red hair and a human face. He’s a god of destruction and associated with cosmic catastrophes.
Eris. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From Greek mythology, she’s the goddess of Strife and used her Golden Apple to instigate the Trojan War.
Sedna. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. From Inuit mythology she’s a goddess of the sea and ruler of the Underworld.
Salacia. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. The Roman goddess of salt water and consort of Neptune.
Varda. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. A Tolkein deity and Queen of the Valar and the stars.
Ixion. A Dwarf Planet of the Kuiper Belt. A Greek king who fell in love with Hera. He was tricked into falling in love with a cloud likeness named Nephele and became father of the centaurs. As punishment he was bound to a burning wheel for eternity.
Varuna. A Dwarf Planet or Trans Neptunian Object. It is the creator god of Hindu mythology associated with skies and oceans.
Amycus. A roaming Centaur Comet. A Greek centaur whose name means ‘Without Stain.’
Bienor. A roaming Centaur Comet. A Greek centaur whose name means ‘Suddeness’
Hylonome. A roaming Centaur Comet. A Greek centauress whose name means ‘Woodland Pasture’ and known for her love of another centaur Cyllarus.
Chariklo. A roaming Centaur Comet. Named after a Greek nymph and wife of the centaur Chiron.whose name means ‘Graceful Spinner.’
Asbolus. A roaming Centaur Comet. Named after a Greek centaur and famous seer whose name means ‘Sooty’ or ‘Dusky’.
Nessus. A roaming Centaur Comet. A Greek centaur who kidnapped Deianeira and was slain by Herakles.
Pholus. A roaming Centaur Comet. A Greek centaur whose name means ‘Of the Cave’ and was known for his hospitality to Herakles.
Chiron. A roaming Centaur Comet. A most famous centaur and mentor to many great Greek heroes. whose name means ‘Skilled with Hands.’ but also shares a root with the word for surgeon.
Hygeia. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she’s a goddess of health and cleanliness.
Interamnia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A latin name it means Between Two Rivers, and was a place where rain nymphs met.
Europa. Of the Asteroid Belt Kidnapped by Zeus in the guise of a bull, she became the queen of Crete and grandmother of the Minotaur. Her name means ‘wide/smiling face’.
Davida. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after its discoverer David Todd.
Sylvia. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Roman mythology, she’s a goddess of the forest and gave birth to Romulus and Remus. Often associated with astrology or fortune telling by the stars.
Lucina. Of the Asteroid Belt. Roman goddess protector of children. Her name means ‘light’ and was related to a sacred grove of lotus trees.
Euphrosyne. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she is one of the Charis or Charities and attended Aphrodite. Her name means Cheer and Merriment.
Euterpe. Of the Asteroid Belt. One of the Greek Muses of lyric poetry. Her name means ‘rejoicing’ or ‘delight’.
Eunomia. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she is the embodiment of law and good order. Her rival was Dysnomia and one of the second generation of Horae with Dike and Eirene.
Patientia. Of the Asteroid Belt. Personification of Patience.
Hektor. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology he was the Trojan prince and its greatest warrior.
Cybele. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology she was a Phrygian princess and associated with primal nature. She travelled in a lion driven chariot, and was known for wild dancing, her cults, links to life and death. and the worship of chthonic deities.
Bamberga. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after Bamberg Germany.
Psyche. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek Princess said to have fallen in love with Eros. She became the goddess of the soul.
Thisbe. Of the Asteroid Belt. From the Roman poet Ovid, she and her lover Pyramus were forbidden to marry, but in a tale similar to Romeo and Juliet they each commit suicide thinking the other is dead.
Fortuna. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman personification of fortune and luck. She also became a goddess of fate.
Aegina. Of the Asteroid Belt. A beautiful nymph abducted by Zeus in the form of an eagle and mother of the hero Aeacus. She was sometimes called ‘The Invisible Goddess’ for unknown reasons.
Aegle. Of the Asteroid Belt. Daughter of the medicine gone Asclepius and known as ‘the goddess of radiant good health’.
Herculina. Of the Asteroid Belt. As many of the asteroids were after female deities, it's the feminine form of the hero Hercules.
Doris. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after the mother of the Nereids from Greek mythology.
Medusa. Of the Asteroid Belt. A priestess whose name means guardian or protectress. She was one of the Gorgon sisters whose gaze would turn men to stone.
Eugenia. Of the Asteroid Belt. An asteroid named after the wife of Napoleon III.
Iris. Of the Asteroid Belt. Personification of the rainbow and messenger of the Greek gods.
Minippe. Of the Asteroid Belt. The prophetic daughter of the centaur Chiron.
Nemausa. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after the Celtic god of related to the sacred wood of the same name. May also be a spring deity and natural springs.
Diotima. Of the Asteroid Belt. An alias of Plato, the name means ‘Honoured by Zeus’ or ‘Priestess’, but also has associations of prophecy especially those with victory. It is also related to the Diotama’s Ladder which depicts the different kinds of love.
Egeria. Of the Asteroid Belt. Supposedly the divine lover of the second king of Rome. She guided his decisions and her name came to be used as an eponym for female advisor.
Britomartis. A Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after a goddess of hunting and a mistress of animals. A goddess in the train Artemis.
Daphne. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek Naiad whose name means ‘Laurel’.
Aurora. Of the Asteroid Belt. Roman goddess of the dawn.
Camilla. Of the Asteroid Belt. She was a warrior Queen of the Volsci tribe in Roman mythology.
Themis. Of the Asteroid Belt. An ancient Greek Goddess of Justice, fairness and divine order.
Ursula. Of the Asteroid Belt. No one knows how it got its name.
Dejanira. Of the Asteroid Belt. A warlike princess of Greek mythology.
Alauda. Of the Asteroid Belt. It means ‘Little Bird’ in the Mapuche language of Chile.
Amphitrite. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, goddess of the sea and wife of Poseidon.
Nuwa. Of the Asteroid Belt. The mother goddess of Chinese mythology, she created humanity and raised the pillars of creation.
Hermione. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, daughter of Helen of Troy.
Aletheia. Of the Asteroid Belt. Greek personification of truth.
Palma. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after the capital of Majorca.
Hebe. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she was the goddess of youth but also forgiveness and mercy. She was cupbearer of the gods and served them nectar and ambrosia.
Lachesis. Of the Asteroid Belt. Of the fates from Greek mythology who cut the threads of fate. She was the apportioner who measured a person’s destiny.
Metis. Of the Asteroid Belt. A titan from Greek mythology she was a counsellor of Zeus and personified cunning and wisdom. A prophecy said their son would usurp his throne so he swallowed her whole. After a splitting headache Zeus which erupts and gives birth to the Goddess of Wisdom Athena.
Nemesis. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek Goddess of Retribution.
Eros. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek personification of love and sex.
Melpomene. Of the Asteroid Belt. Although her name means 'Celebrate with Dance', she is the muse of Tragedy.
Flora. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Nausikaa. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek Princess who fell in love with Odysseus.
Massalia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A famous trading post for ancient Greek trade.
Apophis. Of the Asteroid Belt. An Egyptian god who embodied chaos.
Astraea. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek goddess of Justice she is often dressed in the same accoutrements of a star goddess like wings and flaming torch.
Parthenope. Of the Asteroid Belt. One of the Sirens of Greek mythology. Her name means Maiden Voiced. Her sisters were Ligeia and Leucosia.
Victoria. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess of Victory.
Irene. Of the Asteroid Belt. Greek goddess of peace and spring, she was one of the Horae.
Lutetia. Of the Asteroid Belt. The original name of Paris, France.
Phocaea. Of the Asteroid Belt. An ancient Greek tribe known for their long sea voyages.
Bellona. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess of war.
Urania. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek Muse of astronomy and astronomical writings.
Pomona. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess of abundance, fruit trees, gardens and orchards.
Polyhymnia. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek Muse of sacred poetry and hymns.
Circe. Of the Asteroid Belt. Daughter of Helios and the Greek Sorceress who transforms Odysseus’s company into pigs.
Leukothea. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, the White Goddess Of the seafoam and saviour of sailors.
Atalante. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she was the famous huntress in the train of Artemis.
Fides. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess of faith and honesty.
Laetitia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Roman goddess of success and prosperity.
Harmonia. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek goddess of harmony and concord. Harmonia was the offspring of one of Ares and Aphrodite’s affairs and in vengeance Hephaistos gave her a cursed necklace that doomed all her descendants to tragedy.
Ariadne. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology, she was the Princess of Crete who used her sorcery to help Theseus escape the Minotaur.
Nysa. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Greek mythology it was the traditional mountain home of Rain Nymphs and the god Dionysus.
Hestia. Of the Asteroid Belt. Ancient Greek religion, the virgin goddess of the hearth, the right ordering of domesticity, the family and the home.
Aglaja. Of the Asteroid Belt. Greek goddess of beauty, splendour and adornment. She is the youngest of the Charities.
Pales. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Roman deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock.
Concordia. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman goddess who embodies agreement in marriage and society.
Elpis. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek spirit of hope, she was depicted as a young woman carrying flowers or a cornucopia in her hands.
Echo. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek mountain nymph, or oread, cursed into repeating the last thing said to her. She was rejected by the handsome youth Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection.
Danae. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek Princess of Argos who was seduced by Zeus in the form of a Golden Shower and became the mother of Perseus.
Erato. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek muse of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns.
Ausonia. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after a people that lived in southern Italy. Often has poetic connotations.
Maja. Of the Asteroid Belt. Maja was a Greek goddess, the most beautiful among the seven Pleiade and companion of Artemis.
Leto. Of the Asteroid Belt. Leto was one of the Greek Titanides, a bride of Zeus, and the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. She was the goddess of motherhood and a protectress of the young.
Klymene. Of the Asteroid Belt. Handmaiden of Hera and the Titan Goddess of fame and renown.
Hesperia. Of the Asteroid Belt.She was a nymph who fled the amorous embrace of the Prince Aisakos and stepped on a venomous snake and died. Her name is more reminiscent of a star. Her name suggests she was a hyades (star nymph) first envisaged as a shooting dying upon the earth.
Panopaea. Of the Asteroid Belt. One of the Greek Nereids of the sea. Often seen helping drowned sailors including the hero Aeneas.
Feronia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Roman goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance. She was also said to grant freedom to slaves.
Klytia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek Okeanid loved by sun god Helios. When he forsook her for the love of Leucothea she pined away and was transformed into the sungazing heliotrope flower.
Eurodike. Of the Asteroid Belt. A nymph whose name means ‘wide justice'. She was the wife of Orpheus who tried to bring her back from the underworld with his enchanting music.
Freya. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Norse goddess of love and fertility.
Gerda. Of the Asteroid Belt. A jotunn of Norse mythology whose name means ‘fenced in’. She was a goddess of gardens and fertile earth.
Frigga. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Norse goddess of marriage and protector of children.
Sappho. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek poet from the island of Lesbos and often described as the Tenth Muse.
Terpsichore. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek muse of dance and chorus.
Alkmene. Of the Asteroid Belt. A mortal woman who was seduced by Zeus and gave birth to Herakles.
Klio. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Greek muse of history. In this guise she was represented holding an open scroll or seated beside a chest of books.
Semele. Of the Asteroid Belt. Daughter of the hero Cadmus and goddess Harmonia. She was seduced by Zeus and gave birth to the god Dionysis. Her name means Mother Earth and when Zeus showed his full godly glory she was incinerated.
Antiope. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Boiotian princess seduced by Zeus and enslaved. She gave birth to his twins who became the protector of shepherds.
Beatrix. Of the Asteroid Belt. Its name means ‘blessed’ or ‘voyager.’
Undina. Of the Asteroid Belt. Associated with the alchemy of Paracelsus, he said they were a water elemental spirit that were found in pools and waterfalls with beautiful singing voices.
Iphigenia. Of the Asteroid Belt. Daughter of King Agamemnon. Artemis punished him by demanding the sacrifice of his eldest daughter Iphigenia. Some say she was saved at the last second and replaced by a deer with golden horns.
Minerva. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman counterpart of Athena, she was the goddess of wisdom, war and justice.
Thyra. Of the Asteroid Belt. A queen of Denmark, her name is derived from the norse, ‘like thunder’.
Arethusa. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Naiad who fled the river god Alpheios and prayed to Artemis for help. She was transformed into a spring known for its purity. However she couldn’t escape her pursuer as the Alpheios also transformed and mingled his waters with his.
Klotho. Of the Asteroid Belt. The youngest sister of the Greek fates, she was responsible for spinning the thread of life and weaving it with fate and destiny.
Ianthe. Of the Asteroid Belt. One of the Greek Oceanids, her name means both Delightful and Violet Coloured. She is also mentioned in the train of Persephone.
Dike. Of the Asteroid Belt. Greek goddess of justice and moral order depicted with a balance scales and wearing a laurel wreath. She is part of the Horae with her sisters Eunomia and Eirene. She is also seen in the company Astraea (Goddess of Purity).
Hekate. Of the Asteroid Belt.The Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. Hekate guided Demeter through the underworld with her flaming torch as she searched for Kore. She has two animal familiars; the black dog Hecuba and the black cat Galinthias.
Hecuba. Of the Asteroid Belt. Wife of King Priam of the Trojan War and sometimes consort of Apollo. With the loss of her family and her city the gods transformed her into a black dog to save her from grief.
Sirona. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Celtic deity associated with mountain springs, healing, snakes and has the same celtic root as the word ‘star. She is sometimes identified with the roman Diana.
Alkeste. Of the Asteroid Belt. Known for her unbreakable love for her husband Admetus. Apollo made the Fates promise that if ever anyone would want to die in Admetus’s place they would allow it. She was rescued from the underworld by Heracles.
Lomia. Of the Asteroid Belt. A misspelling of the Greek Lamia, she was a Libyan queen and one of Zeus’s lovers. Jealous Hera transformed her children into sea creatures and in her grief she became a sea daemon which preyed on children.
Peitho. Of the Asteroid Belt. A minor Greek goddess personifying persuasion and seduction.
Eucharis. Of the Asteroid Belt. A nymph in the train of the witch Calypso.
Sophrosyne. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after Plato’s term for moderation.
Brunhild. Of the Asteroid Belt. A valkyrie of the Volunga saga described as a powerful queen and main character in Ring Des Nibelungen.
Urda. Of the Asteroid Belt. She was one of the three Norns of Norse mythology, with Verdandi and Skuld who decided the fates of men.
Liberatrix. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named for Joan of Arc, feminine form of liberator.
Velleda. Of the Asteroid Belt. A prophetess of the Germanic tribes often associated with sorcery.
Belisana. Of the Asteroid Belt. From Celtic mythology, the equivalent of Athene although more often seen as a goddess of war and strategy.
Hertha. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Germanic mother goddess, Nerthus, noted for her sacred wagon.
Iduna. Of the Asteroid Belt. Of Norse mythology, the goddess of spring and poetry. She kept the magic apples of eternity to preserve youth.
Siwa. Of the Asteroid Belt. Named after the Slavic fertility and mother goddess. Her epithet ‘she who lives’ comes from the life lying in wait after the snows.
Meliboea. Of the Asteroid Belt.Named for the Greek Princess whose entire family was slain before her. Her greenish pallor renamed her Chloris, ‘the pale one.’
Antigone. Of the Asteroid Belt. The tragic incestuous daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. She is associated with courage and death rites because she demanded a proper burial for her brother in the Seven Against Thebes war.
Elektra. Of the Asteroid Belt. Her name means ‘Bright One’ and was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She vows to kill her mother for her murder of her father.
Adeona. Of the Asteroid Belt. The roman goddess of passage, protecting those who travel, especially children.
Vala. Of the Asteroid Belt. A demon in vedic myth whose name means ‘Enclosed’. He is associated with caves.
Aerthra. Of the Asteroid Belt. A Greek Oceanid whose name means ‘Bright Sky’. She is sometimes the wife of Hyperion and mother to Helios, Eos and Selene.
Cyrene. Of the Asteroid Belt. Her name means ‘Sovereign Queen’ and was a thessalian princess known as a fierce hunter praised by Artemis and recognised by Apollo when she wrestled a lion who stole her away and named her Queen of North Africa.
Scylla. Of the Asteroid Belt. A sea nymph turned monster who defended the narrow straits opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis.
Koronis. Of the Asteroid Belt. A lover of Apollo who ran away with another man and slain by Artemis. In grief she was turned into a crow by Athena and set her amongst the stars of the constellation Corvus (the crow). She is associated with the gossiping raven who’s pure white feathers were turned black for tattling.
Xanthippe. Of the Asteroid Belt. An Amazon warrior whose name means ‘Yellow Horse’.
Felicitas. Of the Asteroid Belt. The Roman manifestation of luck and happiness. While Fortuna was unpredictable, Felicitas always had positive significance.
Phaedra. Of the Asteroid Belt. Daughter of Minos and Pasiphae and sister of the Minotaur.
Andromache. Of the Asteroid Belt. The famous wife of Hector, she was known for her fidelity to her husband until her death of old age.
Aten. An Aten Asteroid. Egyptian creator of the universe and regarded as a sun deity.
Hathor. An Aten Asteroid. The Egyptian goddess of sky, love and fertility.
Ra-Ashalom. An Aten Asteroid. A celebration of the Egyptian sun god and Jewish word for peace.
Khufu. An Aten Asteroid. A pharaoh turned deity, he was associated with creation and growth.
Amun. An Aten Asteroid. Chief of the Egyptian pantheon and creator of the universe.
Cruithne. An Aten Asteroid. An Irish King famous for dividing his land amongst his seven sons.
Sekhmet. An Aten Asteroid. Egyptian goddess of war, diseases healing and medicine.
Selqet. An Aten Asteroid. Egyptian goddess of the dead, she is associated with embalming and scorpions.
Akhenathen. An Aten Asteroid. An Egyptian pharaoh who started the religion dedicated to Aten.
Moshup. An Aten Asteroid. A mythical hero of the native American Wampanoag folklore known for his strength and courage.
Apophis. An Aten Asteroid. The Great Serpent of Egyptian mythology and embodiment of chaos.
Atira. An Aten Asteroid. From Pawnee folklore, she is an Earth mother and known as the Vault of the Sky.
Agni. An Aten Asteroid. A deity from Hindu mythology associated with fire, sunlight, lighting and the hearth.
Duende. An Aten Asteroid. From Filipino folklore, it is a mischievous dwarf or goblinlike creature said to steal children.
Orpheus. An Aten Asteroid. A Greek hero endowed with musical brilliance, he is known for his journey into the underworld for his lost love Eurydice.
Nyx. An Amor Asteroid. The Greek personification of night and said to be the only goddess Zeus ever feared. She is pictured as a winged goddess or charioteer crowned in dark mists.
Amor. An Amor Asteroid. The roman name for the Greek Erotes or gods of love including Eros, Anteros, Himeros, and Pothos.
Alinda. An Amor Asteroid. A name that may allude to the Turkish word ‘To Shield.’
Eros. An Amor Asteroid. One of the Greek Erotes and the god of Erotic Love.
Daedalus. An Amor Asteroid. Legendary builder of the Minotaur’s Labyrinth and escaped by building wings with his son Icarus.
Midas. An Amor Asteroid. The famous king whose every touch turned to gold.
Boreas. An Amor Asteroid. The Greek personification of the North Wind.
Anteros. An Amor Asteroid. One of the Greek Erotes and the personification of requited love.
Didymos. An Apollo Asteroid. A Greek hero from Athens who is only known for a white dog stealing his sacrifice to Dionysus.
Hermes. An Apollo Asteroid. The Greek herald of the gods but also associated with trade, wealth, luck, thieves and travel.
Castalia. An Apollo Asteroid. A nymph who threw herself into a mountain spring to avoid the pursuit of Apollo.
Asclepius. An Apollo Asteroid. The Greek god of healing, truth and prophecy.
Mithra. An Apollo Asteroid. The Iranian god of sun, justice, contracts and war.
Hypnos. An Apollo Asteroid. The Greek personification of sleep who lived in a poppy filled cave with his twin brother Thanatos god of death.
Morpheus. An Apollo Asteroid. One of the Oneiroi, or personification of dreams. He was a messenger who often brought prophetic dreams to Kings.
Cuno. An Apollo Asteroid. A Celtic god akin to Apollo, also called Cunomaglus meaning Hound Lord.
Phaethon. An Apollo Asteroid. Greek son of Helios whose name means' Shining or Radiant’. He begged his father to let him drive the chariot but he lost control causing drought and desert. To save the world Zeus struck him down but then placed him in the stars as the constellation Auriga.
Bacchus. An Apollo Asteroid. The Roman god of wine and vegetation. He is often carrying his thyrsus, a fennel stemmed sceptre wound in ivy and dripping with honey used to heal. He is also called the god of epiphany.
Sisyphus. An Apollo Asteroid. A Greek king to cunning for his own good. He was known for his trickery and cheating death until Zeus demanded he forever push a boulder up a hill for eternity.
Icarus. An Apollo Asteroid. Famous as a metaphor for arrogance, he escaped on wax wings with his father but soared too close to the sun, melting the wings and plunging into the sea.
Adonis. An Apollo Asteroid. The mortal lover of Aphrodite known for beauty that matched her own.
Pemba. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after the Pemba Islands of Tanzania and name may have derived from Arabic 'The Green Island'.
Tito. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after Yugoslavian resistance fighter, Josip Broz Tito.
Mavis. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after Mavis Bruwer, wife of astronomer Jacobus Bruwer.
Quetzálcoatl. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after the feathered serpent of Mesoamerican deity of wisdom.
Seneca. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after a Roman philosopher.
Syrinx. An Alinda Asteroid. Named after a nymph of Artemis and famed for her chastity. She transformed into hollow water reeds to escape Pan, who cut them and transformed them into panpipes.
Tremaine. An Alinda Asteroid named after the Celtic god of family and tribe.
Cadmus. An Alinda Asteroid named after the Greek king, historian and early founder of Thebes.
Arawn. A Trans Neptunian Object. From Welsh mythology he is king and psychopomp of the ‘Other Realm’ whose name means White. He is known for his long memory and the old saying “Long is the day and long is the night and long is the waiting of Arawn.’
Ixion. A Trans Neptunian Object. A Greek king who fell in love with Hera. He was tricked into falling in love with a cloud likeness named Nephele and became father of the centaurs. As punishment he was bound to a burning wheel for eternity.
Rhadamanthus. A Trans Neptunian Object. A mortal king of Greek myth praised for his fair judgement he was rewarded as one of the judges of the dead.
Huya. A Trans Neptunian Object. The rain god of the Wayuu people of Columbia.
Typhon. A Trans Neptunian Object. A monstrous storm giant of Greek mythology, defeated by Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus.
Lempo. A Trans Neptunian Object. A love fertility god or goddess of Finnish mythology, they were corrupted by Christianity and turned into a trickster of disease and misfortune. Sometimes pictured as a goblin like creature.
Ceto. A Trans Neptunian Object. A Greek Ocean goddess personifying the dangers of the ocean. She gave birth to many famous monsters including Charybodis and Echidna. She was often pictured in the company of sharks.
Morsomnus. A Trans Neptunian Object. Named after the Roman twins Mors (death) and Somnus (sleep). It may actually be two asteroids that crashed and merged together.
Manwe. A Trans Neptunian Object. A Tolkien deity, described as lord of everything.
Alicanto. A Trans Neptunian Object. Named after a mythological Chilean bird whose wings shine at night with metallic colours.
Albion. A Trans Neptunian Object. It is also an alternative name for Great Britain named after the exiled queen Albina who vowed to be no man’s possession, and along with her sisters schemed to murder their husbands.
Arrokoth. A Trans Neptunian Object. Named after the Powhatan word that may mean ‘sky’ or ‘cloud’.
Drac. A Trans Neptunian Object. On the further reaches of the system, because of its high orbital inclination it was nicknamed Drac after Count Dracula’s ability to walk on walls.
Niku. A Trans Neptunian Object. On the further reaches of the system, its name means ‘rebellious’ in Chinese.
Altjira. A classical Kuiper Belt object. An Australian dreamtime deity who created the Earth and returned to the sky.
Deucalion. A classical Kuiper Belt object. A Greek equivalent akin to Noah when Zeus drowned the city of Arcadia, this fisherman and his family survived.
Logos. A classical Kuiper Belt object. A Greek personification of word, thought principle or speech used by philosophers.
Borasisi. A classical Kuiper Belt object. A fictional sun deity from the book Cat’s Cradle.
Deimos. A satellite of Mars. God of dread and terror.
Phobos. A satellite of Mars. God of fear and panic.
Romulus. A satellite of Asteroid Sylvia. Based on the founder of Rome, twin of Remus and suckled by a wolf.
Remus. A satellite of Asteroid Sylvia. Based on the founder of Rome, twin of Romulus and suckled by a wolf.
Petit Prince. A satellite of Asteroid Eugenia. It’s named after the novel The Little Prince.
Peneius. A satellite of Asteroid Daphne. It’s named after the Greek River God.
Linus. A satellite of Asteroid Kalliope. Greek name meaning ‘flax/pale coloured’.
Aegis. A satellite of Asteroid Minerva. It means ‘shield’ or ‘protection’ after Zeus’s shield.
Gorgoneion. A satellite of Asteroid Minerva. Its name means ‘of the Gorgons head’.
Alexhelios. A satellite of Asteroid Kleopatra. It’s named after Cleopatra’s son.
Cleoselene. A satellite of Asteroid Kleopatra. It’s named after Cleopatra’s daughter.
Dactyl. A satellite of Asteroid Ida. Their name means ‘fingers’ and they guarded Zeus as an infant and protected the forge.
Adrastea. A satellite of Jupiter. A Greek Goddess of fate and means ‘She from whom you cannot escape.’
Aitne. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph seduced by Jupiter and a daughter of Oceanus.
Amalthea. A satellite of Jupiter. The one horned goat who nursed Zeus. Her hide became his thundershield and her horn the Cornucopia of plenty. She was associated with stormy weather.
Ananke. A satellite of Jupiter. She is the primordial personification of destiny or fate and mother of the Morai. Her name means constraint or necessity.
Aoede. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the original muses and daughter of Mnemosyne of memory. Her name means ‘To Sing’.
Arche. A satellite of Jupiter. Named after the muse of origins and beginnings and one of the original three muses.
Autonoe. A satellite of Jupiter. Means ‘To think for oneself.’ Princess of Themes and daughter of the goddess of Harmony.
Callisto. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph whose name means ‘Most beautiful’ Her father was Lycaon who was changed into a wolf for his savage behaviour.
Carme. A satellite of Jupiter. A demigoddess of the harvest and known for being a magnificent huntress. Her name means ‘To crop or shear’.
Callirrhoe. A satellite of Jupiter. Her name means beautiful flowing stream. A daughter of Tethys.
Carpo. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the Horae (goddess of seasons). She had dominion over Autumn and the ripening of fruit.
Chaldene. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph seduced by Zeus and name means either ‘white marble’ or ‘the hidden one’.
Cyllene. A satellite of Jupiter. An Arcadian nymph, daughter of Zeus and name associated with the sweet smell of flowers.
Elara. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph and lover of Zeus. She’s associated with motherly love and hope.
Erinome. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph of Diana who was compelled by Venus to fall in love with Jupiter. Displeased Diana turned her into a peacock.
Euanthe. A satellite of Jupiter. An Arcadian nymph and lover of Zeus. Her name means ‘blooming flowers’ and is the mother of the Graces.
Eukelade. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the muses whose name means ‘beautiful sounding’.
Euporie. A satellite of Jupiter. A goddess of abundance and related to the Horae (seasons).
Europa. A satellite of Jupiter. Kidnapped by Zeus in the guise of a bull, she became the queen of Crete and grandmother of the Minotaur. Her name means ‘wide/smiling face’.
Eurydome. A satellite of Jupiter. Mother of the Graces.
Ganymede. A satellite of Jupiter. A man whose beauty entranced Zeus who stole him away to be a cupbearer to the gods.
Harpalyke. A satellite of Jupiter. In order to escape the arms of an unwanted suited Zeus transformed her into a bird. Her name can be broken down into ‘Harpe- sickle or bird of prey’ Lyke-shining white’. She was said to represent prayer to the gods.
Hegemone. A satellite of Jupiter. A Greek goddess of plants making them bloom and grow. Her name means ‘Queen’ or ‘Mastery’.
Helike. A satellite of Jupiter. A nursemaid to Zeus. She transformed into a bear to protect him and became the ancient name for the constellation of Ursa Major. Her name means willow.
Hermippe. A satellite of Jupiter. Zeus’s lover. Associated with hyacinths and the sun god Apollo.
Himalia. A satellite of Jupiter. Nymph of the island of Rhodes. Described as a ‘sea witch’. She helped Zeus defeat the Telkhines (evil sea daimones and masters of smithwork).
Io. A satellite of Jupiter. First priestess of Hera who was kidnapped by Zeus and transformed into a white heifer to hide her from Hera’s wrath.
Iocaste. A satellite of Jupiter. Queen of Thebes and mother of Oedipus. Her name means ‘shining satellite’ or ‘violet tinted/ominous clouds’.
Isonone. A satellite of Jupiter. A lover of Zeus who gave him a son but died during childbirth. In memory Zeus turned her into a pure water spring.
Kale. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the Graces and husband of Hephaestus and her name means ‘great beauty.’
Kallichore. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the muses who’s name means ‘Beauty in dance’.
Kalyke. A satellite of Jupiter. Sometimes said to be the mother of Endymion she is also a sea nymph and daughter of Aelous. Associated with a sea breeze or changing tides.
Kore. A satellite of Jupiter. An ancient goddess of Greece associated with the maiden, mother and crone trinity with associations with life and death. This morphed into the myth of being kidnapped by Hades and the underworld.
Leda. A satellite of Jupiter. A Spartan Queen seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan. She gave birth not only to the twins of Gemini Castor and Pollux but also Clymnestra and Helen of the Trojan War. Another myth tells of Nemesis being impregnated by Swan Zeus who gave birth to an egg. Leda found the egg and nestled to her chest which hatched into Helen of Troy.
Lysithea. A satellite of Jupiter. Daughter of a river god. Her name means ‘release’ and ‘freedom.’
Magaclite. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph pursued by Zeus and thought to be a Meliae; nymph born from the blood when Zeus slew Uranus. Associated with Ash trees.
Metis. A satellite of Jupiter. Her name means wisdom or deep thought. After a prophecy that Metis would give birth to a son greater than Zeus. He swallowed her whole and gave birth to Athena who erupted from his head fully formed. She had a twin sister named Porus whose name means ‘resourcefulness’.
Mneme. A satellite of Jupiter. The muse of memory.
Orthosie. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the Horae whose name means ‘luck’.
Pasiphae. A satellite of Jupiter. Daughter of Helios whose name means ‘all light’ and Queen of Crete and said to be a skilled witch. When her husband Minos refused the Cretan Bull sacrifice to Poseidon she was forced to fall in love with the bull and give birth to the Minotaur.
Pasithee. A satellite of Jupiter. One of the Graces. She’s the goddess of relaxation, meditation and hallucinations.
Praxidike. A satellite of Jupiter. the goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of exacting justice. She and her two daughters, Arete (Virtue) and Harmonoia (Concord), together formed a divine triad known as the Praxidikai.
Sinope. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph pursued by Zeus who swore he would grant her dearest wish. She wished to remain a virgin all her life. In some myths she joins Artemis’s retinue.
Taygete. A satellite of Jupiter. An archaic myth declaring her a star deity and occasionally becoming one of the Pleiades.
Thebe. A satellite of Jupiter. A naiad of springs and daughter of a river god.
Thelxinoe. A satellite of Jupiter. The ‘mind charmer’. She’s both written as a Siren and a Muse in Greek Mythology.
Themisto. A satellite of Jupiter. Her name means ‘belonging to the law’.
Thyone. A satellite of Jupiter. A nymph named Semele. A beautiful princess tricked into seeing Zeus in his full glory and was consumed in holy fire. When fetched from the Underworld by Zeus she took the name which means ‘Inspired Frenzy’.
Aegir. A satellite of Saturn. Norse personification of the Sea.
Albiorix. A satellite of Saturn. Named after a Celtic War god whose name means King of the World.
Anthe. A satellite of Saturn. One of the seven nymph daughters of Alkyoneus. When Herakles slew their father they transformed into kingfishers and flew away.
Atlas. A satellite of Saturn. The titan condemned to hold up the heavens for all eternity.
Bergelmir. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology. A wise giant born before the earth was made.
Bestla. A satellite of Saturn. Odin’s mother. Her name may have origins meaning healing bark or yew goddess.
Calypso. A satellite of Saturn. A sea witch whose name means ‘she who conceals’ or ‘secretive’.
Daphnis. A satellite of Saturn. A shepherd boy whose name means ‘he of the laurel’.
Dione. A satellite of Saturn. Greek Titaness, considered a feminine form of Zeus. Her name means ‘Goddess of the Bright Sky.
Enceladus. A satellite of Saturn. Named after the titan that challenged Athena. His name means ‘to sound the charge’ or ‘to urge on’.
Epimetheus. A satellite of Saturn. A titan whose name means hindsight (and excuses) and brother of Promethus (hindsight). They are said to be protectors of mankind.
Erriapo. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology, his name means ‘To move with the times’ and is said to be the father of the sun.
Farbauti. A satellite of Saturn. Mythology based on a jotunn (giant) and sometimes written as the father of Loki. His name means 'Dangerous Hitter' and represents thunderstorms.
Fenrir. A satellite of Saturn. Norse mythology writes he is the son of Loki, a wolf prophesied to bring about Ragnarok.
Fornjot. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology, a jotunn (giant) in Norse mythology who is father of Ægir (the ruler of the sea), Logi (fire giant) and Kári (god of wind).
Greip. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology, a jotunn whose name translates to 'Grasper' or 'Grabber'.
Gjalp. A satellite of Saturn. A jotunn from Norse mythology whose name translates to 'Screamer' or 'Yelper’.
Hati. A satellite of Saturn. A wolf from Norse mythology that chases the sun across the night sky until Ragnarok. His name means He Who Hates or Eternal Enemy.
Helene. A satellite of Saturn. The famous Helen of Troy who indirectly started the Trojan War.
Hyperion. A satellite of Saturn. A titan of Greek Mythology and god of the firmament and the sun. He is the father of Helios, Selene and Eos.
Hyrokkin. A satellite of Saturn. A jotunn from Norse mythology whose name means ‘fire smoked’‘fire withered’.
Iapetus. A satellite of Saturn. A Titan of Greek mythology, his name means 'The Piercer'.
Ijiraq. A satellite of Saturn. A shapeshifter of Inuit mythology who kidnaps children. Stone Inukshuk are said to ward them off.
Janus. A satellite of Saturn. A Roman God of doors,Gates and Transitions. He’s associated with abstract dualities such as Life/Death, Beginning/End, War/Peace.
Jarnsaxa. A satellite of Saturn. A jotunn of Norse mythology and one of the Nine Mothers of Heimdallr.
Kari. A satellite of Saturn. It is named after the Norse god of the North Wind.
Kiviuq. A satellite of Saturn. From Inuit mythology known as the Eternal Wanderer. He’s a hero whose spiritual powers allow him to overcome ghouls, cannibals, and sea monsters.
Loge. A satellite of Saturn. Norse deity of fire.
Methone. A satellite of Saturn. From Greek mythology, one of three daughters of Alcyoneus who threw themselves into the sea. Amphitrite took pity on them and transformed them into Kingfishers.
Mimas. A satellite of Saturn. One of the Gigantes who sprang from the blood spilled by Uranus when castrated by his son Cronus.
Mundilfari. A satellite of Saturn. From a Norse myth whose name means ‘Moving according to a particular time’ and may have been a euphemism for phases of the moon.
Narvi. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology whose name means ‘narrow’ but also related to ‘night’.
Paaliaq. A satellite of Saturn. Named after a giant from Inuit mythology.
Pallene. A satellite of Saturn. From Greek mythology, one of three daughters of Alcyoneus who threw themselves into the sea. Amphitrite took pity on them and transformed them into Kingfishers.
Pan. A satellite of Saturn. From Greek mythology, a god of the wild, shepherds and rustic music.
Pandora. A satellite of Saturn. From Greek mythology, and known for Pandora’s Box, her name means All Giving. Her curiosity allowed all of Earth’s evils into the world.
Phoebe. A satellite of Saturn. A Titan of Greek mythology described as the goddess of 'Bright Intellect', wife of Kois (Inquiring). Her name means ‘Bright, Radiant, To Purify and To Prophesize’. She is said to lend insight to the Oracle of Delphi.
Polydeuces. A satellite of Saturn. Also known as Pollux, brother of Castor and together known as the Dioscuri/Gemini/Tyndarids. They are said to be patrons of sailors and appear wreathed in St Elmo's Fire.
Prometheus. A satellite of Saturn. A Titan of Greek mythology, his name means ‘Forethought’. He formed mankind from clay and defied the gods to give them fire.
Rhea. A satellite of Saturn. A Titan of Greek mythology, she’s a goddess of fertility and motherhood but also comfort and blessings.
Siarnaq. A satellite of Saturn. Named after an Inuit sea goddess and a ruler of their underworld.
Skathi. A satellite of Saturn. A jotunn of Norse mythology associated with winter, skiing and bowhunting.
Skoll. A satellite of Saturn.A wolf from Norse mythology that chases the moon across the night sky until Ragnarok. His name means Treachery or Mockery.
Surtur. A satellite of Saturn. The primordial jotunn of Norse Mythology and described one of the final endings of Ragnarok. His name means ‘Black’ or ‘Swarthy One’. He carries a bright sword that will engulf the world in Flames.
Suttungr. A satellite of Saturn. A mythical beverage of Norse mythology that turns whoever drinks it into a skald or scholar able to recite any information and resolve any question.
Tarqeq. A satellite of Saturn. From Inuit Mythology he is a lunar deity, a mighty hunter and known as 'The Master of the Moon'.
Tarvos. A satellite of Saturn. From Gaulish Mythology they are a Triple Deity represented as a three horned bull.
Telesto. A satellite of Saturn. An Oceanid of Greek mythology is said to represent ‘Divine Blessings’ or ‘Success’.
Tethys. A satellite of Saturn. A Titan of Greek mythology and said to be the primal font of all freshwater that nourishes the earth.
Thrymr. A satellite of Saturn. A jotunn of Norse mythology who stole Mjolnir from Thor. His name means 'Uproar'.
Titan. A satellite of Saturn. From Greek one of the twelve children of the Primordial Parents.
Ymir. A satellite of Saturn. From Norse mythology and the father of all jotunn/ice giants. Both male and female, he was born from the venom that dripped from the icy rivers of Elivagnar.
Ariel. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest.
Belinda. A satellite of Uranus. Named for the heroine of Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock.
Bianca. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew.’
Caliban. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a monstrous character in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest.’
Cordelia. A satellite of Uranus. Named for the daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare’s play of the same name.
Cressida. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s play Cressida and Troilus. Set during the Trojan war, she’s the daughter of the seer Calchas and her name means Golden.
Cupid. A satellite of Uranus. Greek god of passionate desire who fell in love with the mortal princess Psyche.
Desdemona. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s Othello. She is a Venetian beauty who elopes with Othello who murders her.
Ferdinand. A satellite of Uranus, named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Francisco. A satellite of Uranus. named for a lord in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Juliet. A satellite of Uranus named for a character in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a well known romantic tragedy.
Mab. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She’s described as midwife to the fae but gives men their wishes come true in the form of dreams.
Margaret. A satellite of Uranus. named for a character in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Miranda. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest,
Oberon. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s Midsummer’s Night dream. He’s King of the Fairies and husband of Titania.
Ophelia. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.
Perdita. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Winter Tale.
Portia. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
Prospero. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Puck. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’sA Midsummer's Night Dream.
Rosalind. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. She disguises herself as a shepherd boy to escape her evil Uncle.
Setebos. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Stephano. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Sycorax. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. She's an unseen presence and a powerful witch.
Titania. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s Midsummer's Night Dream. She’s Queen of the Fairies and wife of King Oberon.
Trinculo. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He’s a Jester and Stephanos friend.
Umbriel. A satellite of Uranus. Named for a character in Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock.
Despina. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology. She's the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. She was head of the Eleusinian Mysteries and referred to as ‘The Mistress’.
Galatea. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, carved from a statue of Ivory by the artist Pygmalion who loved her beauty so much, the goddess Aphrodite brought the statue to life.
Halimede. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, she’s a Nereid whose name means ‘rich crowned’ and ‘good council’.
Larissa. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, a nymph associated with the hydria, a type of pottery, and natural springs. Her name means Bright or Citadel.
Laomedeia. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, she was a Nereid whose name means Ruleress, Council or Midday.
Naiad. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, a group name for the nymphs who presided over springs, fountains and lakes.
Nereid. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology it is a group name for the fifty sea nymphs daughters of Nereus, The Old Man of the Sea.
Neso. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, nereid whose name means ‘Island Goddess’ and ‘Nimble.’
Proteus. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, a protector of seas and rivers. He;s also known as a seer said to grant a vision of the future to whomever captures him.
Psamathe. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, she’s a nereid and described as the sand goddess or crystals of the seashore.
Sao. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, a nereid whose name means Rescuer.
Thalassa. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, she’s a primordial goddess of the sea.
Triton. A satellite of Neptune. From Greek mythology, he is a demigod of the sea who takes the form of a merman.
Charon. A satellite of Pluto. From Greek mythology, Charon carries the souls of the dead across the river Styx.
Nix. A satellite of Pluto. From Greek mythology, she is the personification of Night.
Hydra. A satellite of Pluto. A serpent like monster of Greek Mythology.
Kerberos. A satellite of Pluto. From Greek mythology, the three headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld.
Styx. A satellite of Pluto. From Greek mythology, both a deity and river of the underworld. It is the river of hatred and all binding oaths are sworn by the River Styx.
Dysnomia. A satellite of Eris. From Greek mythology, she is the daemon of Lawlessness.
Namaka. A satellite of Haumea. From Hawaiian mythology, she’s a sea goddess and sister/rival of the fire goddess Pele.
Hi'iaka. A satellite of Haumea. From Hawaiian mythology, she’s a goddess of hula dances, chatting and medicine. Owls are her messengers and she leads the forest spirits in celebration.