Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: 4486 Mithra


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 2 Dec 09)

  
  4486 Mithra -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
4486 Mithra is an (Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis) Apollo and (Click link for more info and facts about Mars-crosser asteroid) Mars-crosser asteroid.
It was discovered by (Click link for more info and facts about Eric Elst) Eric Elst and (Click link for more info and facts about Vladimir Shkodrov) Vladimir Shkodrov on September 22, 1987.
In Asia Minor around 330 B.C. the god Mithra was identified with the Greek god Apollo, hence the name.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/4/44/4486_mithra.htm   (100 words)

  
 Mithra bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Persian Mithra apparently was the prototype for the Roman god Mithras, which became the object of a popular mystery religion in the Roman Empire; see Mithraism.
As the protector of truth and the enemy of error, Mithra occupied an intermediate position in the Zoroastrian pantheon as the greatest of the yazatas, the beings created by Ahuramazda to aid in the destruction of evil and the administration of the world.
As a god who gave victory, Mithra was prominent in the official cult of the first Persian empire, where the seventh month and the sixteenth day of other months were consecrated to him.
www.elexi.de /en/m/mi/mithra.html   (534 words)

  
 Mithra - FINAL FANTASY XI
Mithra was born from a rock within a cave, and his birth was witnessed by a One of the key stories attached to Mithra, is that he slew a divine bull so
Born in the ancient rainforests of Elshimo, the FFXI Mithra are a feline race.
Mithra, by the way, was born on December 25, of a virgin.
globalinfoweb.com /gliw/mithra.html   (448 words)

  
 A/CC Catalog: Asteroids 4000-9999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Ondrejov Observatory NEO Photometric Program's 4183 Cuno page with light curve analysis
AKA: 1974 DN1, 1987 SB 4486 Mithra was discovered 22 Sept. 1987 by Eric Elst and Vladimir Shkodrov in Bulgaria, and was originally designated 1987 SB.
It was observed by radar in 2000 from Arecibo and Goldstone, and has been associated with the Pibram meteor stream (see 8 May 2003 Nature article).
www.hohmanntransfer.com /cat/an02.htm   (1348 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.