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	Ijiraq (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Inuit mythology the ijiraq is a sort of boogeyman who kidnaps children and hides them forever.
		Ijiraq, a moon of Saturn, is named for this creature.
		This article relating to a myth or legend from the Americas is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ijiraq_(mythology) (115 words)

	Moon
		Icy moon Icy moon s are believed to be a common class of planetoids that have a surface mostly of ice, possibly with an...
		Ijiraq is about 10 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of...
		Proteus (moon) Proteus is one of Greek mythology.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/moon.html (3378 words)

	Ijiraq (moon) Definition / Ijiraq (moon) Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ijiraq (ee'-ye-rahk or ee'-ji-rahk) is a natural satellite The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets.
		It is now named after the Ijiraq, a creature of Inuit mythologyInuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions.
		Inuit mythology is unlike the common conception of what the term "mythology" refers to.
	www.elresearch.com /Ijiraq_(moon) (260 words)

	Ijiraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ijiraq (mythology) is a monster from Inuit mythology.
		Ijiraq (moon) is a moon of Saturn, named after the monster.
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ijiraq (109 words)

	The Moons of the Solar System — Ijiraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The moon of Saturn – Ijiraq (XXII) – was previously temporarily designated as S/2000 S6.
		Ijiraq is one of the two new satellites that were the first to be discovered after the long period of 19 years that came after the →Voyager-2 fly-by (1981).
		Ijiraq was one of the giants in Eskimo mythology.
	republika.pl /ksiezyce/saturn/ijiraq_en.html (425 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kiviuq (moon) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Brett J. Gladman is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbias Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
		He has lived very long (or has had several lives), has wandered and journeyed, living all sorts of adventures whose details depend on the story-teller's local tradition.
		Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kiviuq-%28moon%29 (1175 words)

	Ijiraq (moon) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ijiraq (ee'-ye-rahk or ee'-ji-rahk) is a (Click link for more info and facts about natural satellite) natural satellite of (A giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun) Saturn.
		It is now named after the (Click link for more info and facts about Ijiraq) Ijiraq, a creature of (Click link for more info and facts about Inuit mythology) Inuit mythology.
		((Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology) Iapetus
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/I/Ij/Ijiraq_(moon).htm (189 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ijiraq (moon) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ijiraq (ee'-ye-raak or ee'-ji-raak) is a natural satellite of Saturn.
		JJ Kavelaars is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
		Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ijiraq-(moon) (1422 words)

	Bambooweb: Phoebe (moon)
		It is named after Phoebe, a Titan in Greek mythology.
		The outer moons can be broken down into two groups: Siarnaq's group (Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Paaliaq, Albiorix, Erriapo, Siarnaq and Tarvos) is inclined 33.5-46.5° whilst Phoebe's group (Phoebe, Skathi, S/2003 S 1, Mundilfari, Suttungr, Thrymr and Ymir) is retrograde and inclined 134.5-175.5°.
		Both groups are fairly to highly eccentric, and none of their moons are expected to rotate synchronously as all the inner moons of Saturn do (except for Hyperion).
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/p/h/Phoebe_(moon).html (656 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		That distinction could belong to Ijiraq, Sedna and Kiviuq — three tiny, ice-bound moons circling the planet Saturn, nearly 1.3 billion kilometres from Earth.
		Given the nature of the elusive mini-moons, "Ijiraq" is the perfect moniker, he said.
		The three moons are among 12 Saturnian satellites found in September by a team of Canadian, Norwegian and Icelandic astronomers.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut010731/nvt10727_12.html (702 words)

	Ijiraq (moon) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ijiraq (ee'-ye-rahk or ee'-ji-rahk) is a natural satellite of Saturn.
		Ijiraq is about 10 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 11,372 Mm in 452.760 days, at an inclination of 50° to the ecliptic (31° to Saturn's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.343.
		The article about Ijiraq (moon) contains information related to Ijiraq (moon).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ijiraq_%28moon%29 (249 words)

	Articles - Phoebe (moon) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The moon is named after Phoebe, a Titan in Greek mythology.
		The IAU nomenclature standards have stated that features on Phoebe are to be named after characters in the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.
		The outer moons can be broken down into two groups: Siarnaq's group (Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Paaliaq, Albiorix, Erriapo, Siarnaq and Tarvos) is inclined 33.5-46.5Â° whilst Phoebe's group (Phoebe, Skathi, Narvi, Mundilfari, Suttungr, Thrymr and Ymir) is retrograde and inclined 134.5-175.5Â°.
	kamero.net /articles/Phoebe_(moon)?mySession=56ff245fdfb152941e89239... (780 words)

	USGS Astrogeology: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Planetary Body Names and Discoverers
		In various accounts of Greek mythology, Linus is considered to be the son of the Muse Kalliope and the inventor of melody and rhythm.
		Most of its satellites were named for Titans who, according to Greek mythology, were brothers and sisters of Saturn.
		Irregular satellites are named for the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus and Doris, and the attendants of Neptune.
	planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov /append7.html (2821 words)

	Cassini-Huygens: Moons
		In alphabetic order, they are: Albiorix, Atlas, Calypso, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, Erriapo, Helene, Hyperion, Iapetus, Ijiraq, Janus, Kiviuq, Methone, Mimas, Mundilfari, Narvi, Paaliaq, Pallene, Pan, Pandora, Phoebe, Polydeuces, Prometheus, Rhea, Siarnaq, Skadi, Suttung, Tarvos, Telesto, Tethys, Thrym, Titan and Ymir.
		While anybody can submit suggestions, the final decision is made by a committee within the organization called the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
		In the case of Saturn, moons are named after Saturn's brothers, the Titans, and Saturn's sisters, the Titanesses.
	saturn.jpl.nasa.gov /science/moons/index.cfm (578 words)

	Jupiter and Saturn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The names of the satellites come from mythology and are named after people that Jupiter was associated with, in some cases in a rather, ahem, "inappropriate manner," especially for a married deity (which, of course, did not make his wife happy).
		In terms of mythology, Saturn was the father of Jupiter (he was also called Cronus).
		Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Phoebe, Paaliaq, Skadi, Albiorix, Erriapo, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Mundilfari, Suttung, Thrym, and Ymir.
	www.earth.uni.edu /~morgan/astro/course/Notes/section4/new20.html (6688 words)

	How the Planets and Satellites Got Their Names
		Some of its satellites were named for Titans who, according to Greek mythology, were brothers and sisters of Saturn.
		The newest satellites were named for Gallic (Gaul, or ancient France), Norse, and Inuit (Eskimo) giants.
		One more satellite, discovered in 2003, is yet to be named.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0875452.html (732 words)

	IAU / Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus' Satellites
		The greatly increased discovery rate of satellites has made it necessary to extend the existing name categories for the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn whose names are drawn from the Greco-Roman mythology.
		The Jovian satellites have previously been named for Zeus/Jupiter’s lovers and favorites but now Zeus’ descendants are also included as an allowable source of names.
		The satellites of Saturn have so far been named for the Greco-Roman Titans (7), descendants of the Titans (8), Giants (2) and the Roman god of the beginning (1).
	www.iau.org /IAU/News/jupiter.html (204 words)

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		Ijiraq is about 10 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 11,372 Mm in 452.760 days, at an inclination of 50° to the
		The ijiraq plays at hide-and-seek, which is what these small moons of Saturn do: they are hard to find, and cold like the Canadian arctic (the team of discoverers includes Canadians,
		Michael Kusugak, to get his assent, and the latter also suggested the names for Kiviuq and
	www.assault-weapon.com /wiki/Ijiraq_%28moon%29 (196 words)

	The Names of the Moons and Their Meanings
		Harpalyke I don't know of a figure in mythology with this name, but the Greek word means something like "greedy, devouring, alluring, attractive." It could refer to the Harpies, nasty bird-women who punished people, took their souls to the underworld, and were personifications of storms.
		Thrym King of the frost giants in Norse mythology, his name means "uproar." He rules Jotunheim.
		Skadi Another frost Giantess, she was the Norse personification of winter.
	www.fief.org /kathleen/Moons/Moons.html (2514 words)

	Planets of the Solar System \| Science \| Pub Quiz Help
		Jupiter's satellites are named after figures who featured in the life of Zeus (Jupiter is named after the Greek god Zeus).
		Saturn's satellites are named after mythological Greek titans and also giants from Inuit, Norse and Gallic mythology.
		Uranus' satellites are named after characters from Shakespeare's plays.
	www.pubquizhelp.34sp.com /sci/planets.html (170 words)

	PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus Phoebe Janus Epimetheus Helene Telesto Calypso Atlas Prometheus Pandora Pan Ymir Paaliaq Tarvos Ijiraq Suttung Kiviuq Mundilfari Albiorix Skadi Erriapo Siarnaq Thrym 2...
		Ask A Scientist © Chemistry Archive Mercury Poisoning name Rhea status educator age 40s Question - I'm on the local school board here in Missouri and an issue concerning mercury has been blown out of proportion by the DNR having been told it was...
		Rhea Saturn V Rhea ("REE a") is the fourteenth of Saturn 's known satellites and the second largest: orbit : 527,040 km from Saturn diameter : 1530 km mass : 2.49e21 kg In Greek mythology Rhea was the sister and wife of Cronus (Saturn) and the...
	www.psigate.ac.uk /roads/cgi-bin/search_webcatalogue.pl?term1=Rhea&limit=0 (877 words)

	Moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 2001 Philippe Lheureux published his claim that photographs taken by NASA astronauts on the Moon were actually faked on Earth.
		However males are also found, such as Nanna or Sin of the Mesopotamians, Thoth of the Egyptians and the Japanese god Susanowo, along with Isil in J. Tolkien's invented Middle-earth mythology.
		The words lunacy, lunatic and loony are derived from Luna because of the folk belief in the Moon as a cause of periodic insanity.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Mo/Moon.html (6743 words)

	shatters.net :: View topic - New planetary satellites named
		I beleive the naming convention for Jupiter's Satellites is based on the lovers of Jupiter (Zeus) in mythology.
		They've obviously extended this to include Giants from other mythologies (Thrym is from Norse mythology).
		Ymir is from somewhere else but the mythos escapes me. (might even be Norse too...I'm a bit rusty on my mythologies.)
	shatters.net /forum/viewtopic.php?t=2946 (675 words)

	transuranic: science, snark, humping the shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Some of Saturn's moons in orbit order, with mythological origin and possible role of that mythological creature in its pantheon:
		This already bodes trouble for the naming conventions, if there's already a "titan" involved in the mythology and now there's a Titan: Specific and Titan: General.
		Don't even ask me about Ymir, Paaliaq, Tarvos, Ijiraq, Suttung, Kiviuq, Mundilfari, Albiorix, Skadi, Erriapo, Siarnaq, or Thrym.
	transuranic.blogspot.com (1444 words)

	Space Today Online - Exploring Saturn - moons and rings
		It takes Titan about 16 days to complete a full orbit around the planet.
		Most of Saturn's moons have names from Greek mythology, such as Enceladus, Hyperion, Pandora or Prometheus.
		The recently discovered moons have yet to receive names and are known by numeric labels from their year and order of discovery.
	www.spacetoday.org /SolSys/Saturn/SaturnMoonsRings.html (1387 words)

	The People Quilt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A red rubber ball gives them a great idea and they chop off the branches to make baseball bats.
		Although she has been warned that if an Ijiraq hides a child it will be lost forever, Allashua allows a funny little Ijiraq to find her a hiding place.
		Young readers are introduced to Chinese mythology in this luminous picture book.
	www.hpl.hamilton.on.ca /kids/read/pquilt.shtml (1396 words)

	Annick Press - Annickdotes
		One of the characters from a beloved picture book by Michael Kusugak has earned a place among the stars.
		The name of Ijiraq, the supernatural trickster featured in Hide and Sneak, now marks one of four newly discovered moons around the planet Saturn.
		Kavelaars reportedly enjoys Kusugak’s storybooks with his children, and named the moon after the mischievous creature from Inuit mythology featured in Hide and Sneak.
	www.annickpress.com /annickdotes/dec03.shtml (996 words)

	ASTRONOMY - The Planets And Their Many Moons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Hyperion, Prometheus, Pandora, Phoebe, Janus, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung plus 1 to receive a name
		Herschel named it "the Georgium Sidus" (the Georgian Planet) in honor of his patron, the infamous (to Americans) King George III of England; others called it "Herschel".
		The name "Uranus" was first proposed by Bode in conformity with the other planetary names from classical mythology but didn't come into common use until 1850.
	www.allnerdsandgeeks.com /index.Astronomy.html (2154 words)

	Interests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		But always there was the warning –“If you play hide and seek too much an Ijiraq might hide you, and if an Ijiraq hides you, no one will find you.” To keep you from getting lost follow Allashua’s journey from the Inukshuk to the cave where the story’s heroine hides- and indeed it was scary!
		“This is the quintessential Canada: the True North, Proud, and Vague.’ So Lawrence Hill summarizes his riveting account of life as a mixed race person in our ambiguous but racist culture that sustains a national mythology of racelessness.
		This sophisticated and exquisite description of the identity struggles faced by mixed-race people from coast to coast is a must-read.
	www.memlane.com /nonprofit/search/BOOKS.htm (6920 words)

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