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	Encyclopedia Mythica: The celestial bodies
		In Greek mythology Ananke was the personification of unalterable necessity, or fate.
		In Greek mythology Tethys was the personification of the fertile ocean; wife of Oceanus.
		In Greek mythology Dysnomia is a daughter of Eris and a daemon of lawlessness.
	www.pantheon.org /miscellaneous/celestial_bodies.html (1607 words)

	The Stars and Scopes Glossary: API Developer Reference Page
		In Greek mythology, Adrastea was a nymph, the daughter of Jupiter and Ananke.
		In Greek mythology, Deimos was the son of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus) and was the personification of "Panic".
		In Greek mythology, Euporie was a goddess of abundance and one of the Horae.
	starsandscopes.net /reference.php (9925 words)

	Neptune: Despina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despina is the third closest moon to Neptune, and was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1989.
		It orbits Neptune at a distance of 52,600 kilometers, and has a diameter of 148 kilometers.
		In Greek Mythology, Despina was the nympth daughter of Poseidon, or Neptune.
	www30.brinkster.com /gaatash/nav_despina.htm (44 words)

	Despina
		In Greek mythology, Despina ("mistress") was a nymph, the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.
		Despina is the third known moon of Neptune.
		Since its orbit is below Neptune's synchronous orbit radius it is slowly decaying due to tidal forces and will one day break up into a planetary ring or impact on Neptune's surface.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/de/Despina.html (93 words)

	Sea and Sky's Tour of the Solar System: Other Neptunian Moons
		It was named after a nymph who was the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter in Greek mythology.
		Despina was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989.
		Despina orbits Neptune in the same direction as the planet rotates, and remains close to the planet's equatorial plane.
	www.seasky.org /solarsystem/sky3i3.html (720 words)

	Despina (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despina (des-pee'-nə or sometimes des-pye'-nə, IPA: [dɛsˈpiːnə], IPA: [dɛsˈpaɪnə], Latin Despœna from Greek Δεσποίνη), or Neptune V, is the third closest inner satellite of Neptune.
		Despina was discovered in late July, 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe.
		Despina's orbit lies close to but outside of the orbit of Thalassa and just inside the Le Verrier ring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Despina_(moon) (274 words)

	Space Exploring The Heavens: Neptune's Moons
		Naiad, Thalassa, Despina and Galatea are all irregularly shaped.
		Despina was a nymph, the daughter of Poseidon (Neptune) and Demeter.
		In Greek mythology, Triton is a god of the sea, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish.
	library.thinkquest.org /10701/text/nmoons.html (990 words)

	Astronomy For Kids -The Moons of Neptune - KidsAstronomy.com
		Thalassa was a daughter of Aether and Hemera, in Greek Mythology.
		In Greek Mythology Despina is the daughter of Neptune and Demeter.
		In Greek Mythology Nereid was a sea nymph.
	www.kidsastronomy.com /neptune/moons.htm (469 words)

	Writing.Com: Chapter Five (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despina leaned against the outer wall of the entrance to the cave.
		Despina sat unmoving, watching the barren land in front of her and waiting for a sign or signal, anything that would make her fate clear.
		Despina took a lamp from the wall and followed the slapping sound of the bundled staves that Roan used for practice.
	www.writing.com /main/books/entry_id/390919 (4867 words)

	Ro
		Ro is a tiny Greek island of the Dodecanese chain.
		Despina was since 1927 on the island Ro, her husband Kostas died 1940 after a short illness.
		Despina tried to get help from Kastellorizo using a fire signal but it was too late when finally the signal was seen.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Ro.html (185 words)

	Writing.Com: Chapter Two
		Despina placed a cool hand on his chest, fingering the ridged scar whose blow had nearly taken his life.
		Roan felt a tingle, an odd sensation he could not describe, through the hand that was still lying on his chest before Despina pulled it away to cross her arms.
		Despina turned her eyes to Roan, looking for support, but he looked only at the ground.
	www.writing.com /main/books/entry_id/390916 (3741 words)

	Despina: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
		...Despina Despina In Greek mythology, Despina (mistress) was a nymph, the...and Demeter.
		The maid Despina tries to induce her mistresses to give ear to the rich strangers, but...his wager, bribes Despina, and when the Albanians seemingly take poison before the eyes of the...
	www.encyclopedian.com /de/Despina.html (288 words)

	Neptune: Moons: Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All are less than half Triton's distance from Neptune and travel in nearly circular orbits that are prograde and in or near Neptune's equatorial plane.
		The names of the satellites selected by the International Astronomical Union are all derived from Greek and Roman mythology and correspond to minor gods who served Neptune.
		The small satellites Galatea and Despina orbit Neptune just planetward of 1989N1R and 1989N2R, respectively, and may gravitationally repel particles near the inner edges of these rings.
	dev.space.com /reference/brit/neptune/moons.html (1680 words)

	The Greek Goddesses - Aceso through Eutychia
		Agdistis was a totally awesome figure in mythology, and I'll probably move her to the goddess section soon, because she's really not so monstrous.
		In Greek mythology, Alcmene was the mother of Heracles who, after she died, was worshipped as a Goddess in Thebes and Athens.
		Despina was (supposedly) the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.
	www.paleothea.com /MinorsA-E.html (3997 words)

	Goddess Juno Roman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Juno (mythology) - Juno was a Roman goddess, the rough equivalent of the Greek Hera, queen of the gods.
		Ceres (mythology) - Cerces, in Roman mythology, equivalent to the Greek Demeter, daughter of Saturn and Rhea, wife-sister of Jupiter, mother of Proserpina by Jupiter, sister of Juno, Vesta, Neptune and Pluto, and patron of Sicily.
		Persephone - In Greek mythology, Persephone (Greek Î ÎµÏÏÎµÏÏÎ½Î·, Classical Greek PersephÃ³nÄ“, Modern Greek PersefÃ³ni) was the queen of the Underworld, the Kore or young...
	cu85.mediauteur.com /goddessjunoroman.html (1404 words)

	Mythology Scavenger Hunt
		Students will use this introduction to life in Ancient Greece and to Greek mythology to compare/contrast their experiences in contemporary South Central, Los Angeles, to those of the ancient Greeks and the Gods and Goddesses.
		Now that you have read this explanation of mythology, write one paragraph (at least 5 sentences) which explain the meaning of mythology to someone who has never heard of it before.
		Mythology was used in Ancient Greece as a means to educate the masses, teach morals, and explain natural phenomena.
	www.lausd.k12.ca.us /Manual_Arts_HS/Apps/DHS/myth.html (4377 words)

	NEPTUNE : Part 2
		Most of the Naiads are view as of lesser importance, whose names are not common in the story of ancient mythologies tolds today.
		Four satellites; Naiad (III), Thalassa (IV), Despina (V) and Galatea (VI), are associated with the rings, and like them, all these moon all have near circular orbits.
		Despina probably has the most significant influence of most of Neptune’s rings.
	homepage.mac.com /andjames/PageNeptune002.htm (2046 words)

	greek mythology - mythology swicki - powered by eurekster
		Greek mythology is a corpus of mythological stories created by the ancient...
		Greek mythology consists in part of a large collection of narratives th...
		Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the...
	mythology-swicki.eurekster.com /greek+mythology (337 words)

	Mythology of the Planets
		This is pretty common information and basic to mythology, but for anyone who doesn't know, this is the relation the planets of our solar system have to Greek Mythology.
		The planets are named after the Roman counterparts of the Greek gods, so I've made reference to who they are in Greek mythology.
		They are: Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Naiad, Neried, Proteus, and Thalassa.
	www.spiffy-entertainment.com /planets.html (480 words)

	Neptune's Natural Satellites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The six moons were Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, and Proteus.
		Each moon has its own page that lists the statistics on discovery, discovery date, mass, mean density, rotational period, orbital period, mean orbital velocity, orbital eccentricity, orbital inclination, visual geometrics albedo and magnitude.
		Because all the moons found by Voyager 2 are named using Greek mythology you can look up most of the other moons.
	www.kn.sbc.com /wired/fil/pages/listneptuneal.html (1652 words)

	Astromart News - Neptoon!
		In der römischen Mythologie waren Larsissa und Despina Töchter Neptuness.
		Von der Außenseite nach nach innen, sind diese Satelliten Proteus, Larissa, Galatea und Despina.
		Le lune ghiacciate viste in questa vista sono proteus (il più luminoso), Larissa, Despina e Galatea.
	www.astromart.com /news/news.asp?news_id=328 (2218 words)

	Despina - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Despina : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
		Despina : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Despina : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
	onelook.com /?w=Despina&ls=a (119 words)

	Planet Neptune - Moons of the Solar Sytem
		A moon of Neptune was discovered by Harold J. Reitsema, William B. Hubbard, Larry A. Lebofsky and David J. Tholen on May 24, 1981.
		The largest moon of Neptune was discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846.
		In Greek mythology, Triton was a sea god and the son of Neptune.
	planetneptune.org /index.php?document_id=600 (419 words)

	Education and Workshops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despina and the Dove, and A swallow over Europe have all derived from their respective books that were published with education in mind.
		Pegasus and Mendios concentrates on Mythology and Greek Culture, Despina and the Dove traces the history of the Olympic Games, whereas A Swallow over Europe explores the different cultures of the EU Countries.
		One of the aims of the puppet show adaptations is to present educational material in an entertaining and accessible way inspiring a child to want to learn more about the subject at hand.
	www.sandisproductions.com /educationandworkshops.htm (474 words)

	CosmicQuest @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
		It is smaller in diameter but larger in mass than Uranus.
		In Roman mythology, Neptune (Greek: Poseidon) was the god of the sea.
		After the discovery of Uranus, it was noticed that its orbit was not as it should be in accordance with Newton's laws.
	www.childrensmuseum.org /cosmicquest/fieldguide/neptune.html (732 words)

	Learn more about Despina in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Learn more about Despina in the online encyclopedia.
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /d/de/despina.html (183 words)

	neptune
		Naiads (one of Neptune`s moons) was named after nymphs who lived in brooks, springs, and fountains.
		Despina was a nymph, the daughter of Neptune and Demeter.
		Neptune is smaller in diameter but larger in mass than Uranus.
	watertown.k12.sd.us /gate/webpage06/brandonlwebpage/neptune.html (196 words)

	Astronomy News
		In Roman mythology, Larsissa and Despina were Neptuness daughters.
		This time-lapse movie of Neptune was assembled from combining the Hubble Space Telescope images taken over a 15-hour period.
		From outside to inside, these satellites are Proteus, Larissa, Galatea, and Despina.
	www.activeboard.com /forum.spark?forumID=58381&subForumID=163878&action=viewTopic&commentID=3998647&topicPage= (1158 words)

	Characters of Greek Mythology - Planets
		After being discovered, this blue watery-looking planet was named Neptune after the God of the Sea.
		Neptune has 1 large moon, Triton, and 7 smaller moons, Naiad, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Thalassa, Proteus, and Neried.
		Characters of Greek Mythology was established in June 1998 by Tonya James
	mythology.tonyarn.com /planets.html (709 words)

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