Europa was carried off by Zeus who was in the shape of this constellation
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Europa (mythology) - Wikipedia  Zeus later re-created the shape of the white bull in the stars, which is now known as the constellation Taurus. Some readers interpret as manifestations of this...
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Greek Myth about Europa - Windows to the Universe  There, Zeus cast off the shape of the white bull, and back into his human form, ... Even today we can recognize its shape in the constellation Taurus. ... were daughters of Pleione and Atlas, a giant who carried the heavens on his shoulders.
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Mythography | The Greek Lovers Europa and Zeus in Myth and Art  Europa was one of the god Zeus's many love interests in Greek mythology. ... seated, the bull moves toward the sea, carrying the object of his affection with him. ... Zeus finally casts off his disguise and reveals his divine identity to Europa. ... that the bull that "stars" in this story was transformed into the constellation Taurus.
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Star Tales  Taurus - Ian Ridpath  Taurus ( in Greek) is a distinctive constellation, with star-tipped horns and a ... time as the bull that carried away Europa, daughter of King Agenor of Phoenicia. ... Adopting the shape of a bull, Zeus surreptitiously mingled with the lowing...
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Europa, the Phoenician Princess - A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia  Europa was the beautiful daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre, Agenor. ... There, Zeus cast off the shape of the white bull, and back into his human form, made ... Even today we can recognize its shape in the constellation Taurus. ... is during the time when he was king of Crete that Zeus carried off Europa from Phoenicia.
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Jupiter (mythology) - New World Encyclopedia  Jupiter (Latin: Iuppiter, also known as Jove) was the supreme God in the Roman ... Roman worship of Jupiter has had a lasting impact upon the Western world. ... The god's name was also adopted as the title of the planet Jupiter, the fifth planet from ... Saturn had usurped his oppressive father Caelus in order to assume the...
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Atlas - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Apr 3, 2013 ... In Greek mythology the Titan Atlas was responsible for bearing the weight of ... Father of many stars and a protagonist in one of Hercules' famous labours, ... Atlas was given the task of holding the heavens on his shoulders as ... Hesiod in his Theogony also describes Atlas as holding up the heavens and...
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By Jove! Juno catches up with Jupiter  Unisa Online  News & media  Jul 7, 2016 ... By Jove! Juno catches up with Jupiter. 1. NASA's Juno spacecraft ... Galileo (left), the Roman god Jupiter (right) and his wife Juno (middle).
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ORION - Boeotian Giant of Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology Orion was a handsome giant granted the ability to walk on ... or Krete (Crete) where he became a hunting companion of the goddess Artemis. After his death he was placed amongst the stars as the constellation Orion. ..... You see Orion also, but the story about him and the reason why he is one of the...
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J! Archive - Show #3621, aired 2000-05-08  An informal word meaning "arrested", or a type of peccary .... This symbol represents Ganymede, who was abducted to work on Olympus...
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What are the Galilean Moons? - Universe Today  Apr 26, 2016 ... It's no accident that Jupiter shares its name with the king of the gods. ... On January 10th, Galileo noted that one of them had disappeared, ... found these four moons  prescribed the names Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto...
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Free Flashcards about ASTRONOMY - StudyStack  ONE OF THE MORE IMPRESSIVE METEOR SHOWERS COMES IN DECEMBER .... SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, SATURN ... BRITISH SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD FOUND ORGANIC MATERIAL .... THIS SOLID MATERIAL COVERS THE SURFACE OF JUPITER'S EUROPA, SO...
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The Galilean Moons of Jupiter  Jupiter's 4 largest moons exhibit some of the most interesting geology in the solar system. They were ... Io's activity is generated by heat deep inside its center. The force ... Ganymede, Europa and Io are all in orbital resonance with Jupiter.
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Looking for Life Among the Gas Giants | Space | Air & Space Magazine  The search for signs of biology on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. ... Europa, which orbits Jupiter, and Enceladus and Titan, Saturnian moons, are targets ... Increasing the allure: If a spacecraft could fly over the surface and find a crack in ... So planetary scientist Jonathan Lunine wants NASA to send a mission he's calling...
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NASA's Juno mission will deliver the punchline on a 400-year-old ...  Jul 7, 2016 ... You know how all of Jupiter's moons are named after his lovers and affairs? ... after one of their gods (the equivalent of the Greek god, Zeus). ... discovered Jupiter moons after the many girlfriends and boyfriends of the Roman...
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Ganymede (Greek Mythology) - Credo Reference  His extraordinary beauty came to the attention of Zeus, king of the gods. ... He carried the boy off to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. ... age or perish in warfare, but to endure forever for their delight, so they made him immortal. .... In Greek mythology, the cup-bearer of Zeus (Jupiter), originally the handsome...
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ORION - Boeotian Giant of Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology Orion was a handsome giant granted the ability to walk on water by ... After his death he was placed amongst the stars as the constellation Orion. .... After this Zeus, at the prayer of Artemis and Leto, put him among the stars, ... But Hesiod, the poet, says just the opposite: that the sea was open, but Orion...
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Myth of Io and Zeus - Greeka.com  She was a beautiful girl living in Argos, central Greece, when Zeus saw her and ... Mythology has it that Hera took all the hundred eyes of Argus and placed them on the tail of her favourite bird, the peacock, which was her symbol. ... one of Io's descendants, the legendary Hercules, would set Prometheus free from his chains.
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moons of Jupiter - Wikipedia  The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of JupiterIo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. ... The three inner moonsIo, Europa, and Ganymedeare in a 4:2:1 orbital ... 1610, Galileo wrote a letter containing the first mention of Jupiter's moons. .... Ganymede, the third Galilean moon is named after the mythological...
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Voyager Mission Status Bulletins | The Planetary Society  Mission Highlights - Detail Increases - Voyager 1 Activities - Voyager 2 - The Voyager ... Photo: Jupiter's Moons [Europa and Ganymede visible in Voyager 1 photo] ... Diagram: Voyager 1 March 5, 1979 Encounter Trajectory. No. ... Photos: Molten Sulfur; Explosive Moon; Fireworks [3 Io pics]; Europa; Callisto; Amalthea;...
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Moons of Jupiter - Wikipedia  The first claimed observation of one of Jupiter's moons is that of Chinese ... By January 1610, he had sighted the four massive Galilean moons with ... Simon Marius had independently discovered them one day ... and the names Marius assigned are used today: Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa.