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	ASTROLOGY - Stars Foretell, Daily Horoscope, Astrology, Hindu Astrology, Numerology, Personal readings, Palmistry ...
		No one would claim that in order to grasp the effect of the moon on the tides or potatoes, one must understand initial conditions of the Singularity before the Big Bang, or the positions of the stars and planets at the time the potato was harvested.
		The position of the planets and the sun and moon in the twelve houses at the moment of birth is decisive.
		Many of its theories are not to be rejected a priori, since the question of the moon's meteorological influence still awaits a solution, which must depend upon the progress of human knowledge as to ether waves and cognate matters.
	www.starsforetell.com /Content-2/Astrology.html (688 words)

	Lunar Astrology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Chinese astrology the moon is identified with the feminine - the yin.
		In Chinese culture, the sun and the moon, or yang and yin, are said to represent the masculine and the feminine, respectively.
		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.crystalinks.com /lunarastrology.html (1067 words)

	Soma
		As the moon, Soma became equated with the god Chandra, who originally was the moon deity.
		The moon was considered the cup which held the drink Soma for the gods, and one reason that the moon waxed and waned was due to this fact.
		When the moon waned, it was because the gods were drinking down all the Soma; as it waxed, the god was re-creating himself, only to be consumed again once the cup was again full.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/s/soma.html (649 words)

	THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art
		The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature from Greek Mythology on a dedicated page which incorporates an encyclopedia summary, quotes from a wide selection of ancient Greek and Roman literature, and illustrations from ancient art.
		Analysis and commentary of the texts and interpretations of the stories and the personas of Greek mythology is currently beyond the scope of the Theoi Project.
		Bronte and Astrape goddesses of thunder and lightning.
	www.theoi.com (673 words)

	Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System
		Of course, new moons around the outer planets are continually being discovered as spacecraft approach and instrumentation is refined.
		It might seem compelling to reserve the title “moon” for objects with rounded profiles, but again, we have no system for determining when a body is too lumpy to be called a moon.
		Fortunately for Christy, he learned that in Greek mythology the ferryman who piloted dead souls across the River Styx into Hades' realm (Pluto's in roman mythology) was named Charon, which was close enough to Charlene for him.
	www.exploratorium.edu /saturn/moon.html (1530 words)

	Mythology - Sailor Moon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Japanese folklore, a rabbit is on the moon grinding bean curd.
		She is the goddess of the moon, the hunt, wild things, and young animals; some sources also consider her the goddess of childbirth.
		Luna was already the goddess of the moon in the indigenous cultures of Italy, the Etruscans, and it was simple to just overlay the Greek stories with the Roman ones to create an amalgamation of the two.
	nerp.net /~tangent/sailormoon.html (610 words)

	Saturn
		In Roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture.
		The associated Greek god, Cronus, was the son of Uranus and Gaia and the father of Zeus (Jupiter).
		The three pairs Mimas-Tethys, Enceladus-Dione and Titan-Hyperion interact gravitationally in such a way as to maintain stable relationships between their orbits: the period of Mimas' orbit is exactly half that of Tethys, they are thus said to be in a 1:2 resonance; Enceladus-Dione are also 1:2; Titan-Hyperion are in a 3:4 resonance.
	nineplanets.org /saturn.html (1439 words)

	Tethys
		In Greek mythology Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus.
		In Greek mythology Telesto was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
		In Greek mythology Calypso was a sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island for seven years.
	www.nineplanets.org /tethys.html (440 words)

	Dione
		In Greek mythology Dione was the mother of Aphrodite (Venus) by Zeus (Jupiter).
		Dione is the densest of Saturn's moons (aside from Titan, whose density is increased by gravitational compression).
		Cassini clearly show that the streaks are not ice flows but rather a complex network tectonic fractures that are younger than most of the craters (click the image to the left).
	www.nineplanets.org /dione.html (410 words)

	Moon in mythology - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Moon has figured in many mythologies, often paired or contrasted with the Sun (see also Solar deity).
		Madonna Oriente is the Italian translation of the Latin words "Domina Oriens." It has been demonstrated that this name was used to denote the Moon (Lewis and Short).
		John Heywood's Proverbes (1546) commented that "The moon is made of a greene cheese," "greene" meaning "not aged," but was probably being sarcastic.
	www.exchangegrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Moon_%28mythology%29 (485 words)

	Quia - Class Page - Sailor Moon Mythology
		Selene Myth Origin: Greek Character: Princess Serenity Mythology Selene was the goddess of the moon and is most famous for her love of the shepard Endymion.
		Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities).
		She was often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene (goddess of the moon).
	www.quia.com /pages/sailormoonmythology.html (4751 words)

	Mythology of the Moon
		The Moon rules Cancer, is exalted in Taurus and in its fall in Scorpio.
		It was by the cycles of the Moon that the calendar was originally created and it was according to the Moon that crops were planted and harvested.
		As the Moon influenced so may aspects of life, it generally influences many aspects of the personality, so it is only reasonable that the Moon goddess should have been known by many names.
	members.tripod.com /~Avalon100/Moon.html (897 words)

	Moon Mythology
		But moon mythology of no single instance in which it could be raised without outside assistance, had recently ventured to establish with Mrs.
		I made them; lips much too great a moon mythology of wisdom as well as you wish me to do weeth it perfect.
		After all, no more than likely that any of moon mythology savage exultation her thoughts turned vaguely to Cowperwood, easily bamboozled, went back to reveal a handsome young Western Congressman, newly elected, declared Mr.
	xwpi.com /73/moon-mythology.html (458 words)

	Moon: Mythology - goddess.astrology.com
		The history of the Moon's mythos is a labyrinthian tale.
		Diana, known as Artemis in Greek myth, was the goddess of the Moon and of the hunt.
		This connection between women and Moon phases, or certain times of the month, appears over and over again in Moon mythologies.
	goddess.astrology.com /moon/mythology.html (117 words)

	New Worlds Article: Astrology Meets Mythology
		The constellations themselves are figures from ancient mythology; many of them represent individuals who were given places in the sky by Jupiter (Zeus) at the end of their mortal lives.
		The Moon in Gemini (air), in contrast, will be verbally expressive and apt to change mood and direction easily (but not rashly).
		Another use of mythology is learning the nature of the signs and planets in the first place.
	www.llewellyn.com /bookstore/article.php?id=640 (1503 words)

	Mythology: Flights of Fantasy - The Home of the Sun and Moon - Advanced
		As the Ocean continued to flood into the house, the Sun and Moon were forced higher and higher until eventually, they were outside on the roof.
		"You are most generous to invite me." The Sun and the Moon did not want to be rude and take back their invitation so they just rose higher and higher into the sky.
		So it came to be that the Sun and the Moon took up permanent residence in the Sky and found harmony with the Land and the Ocean.
	wings.avkids.com /Book/Myth/advanced/sun_n_moon-01.html (411 words)

	Egypt: Gods of Ancient Egypt Main Menu
		She was worshipped at Dendera as the consort of Horus and Edfu, and was associated with Isis at Byblos.
		Horus - The earliest royal god was the shape of a falcon, with the sun and moon as his eyes.
		Khonsu - the moon god was the son of Amon and Mut.
	www.touregypt.net /gods1.htm (3282 words)

	lunar2
		Spacecraft have been studying the Moon for nearly half a century.
		Lunar Prospector is the first NASA mission to the moon in 25 years.
		Moon Mythology examines the pre-scientific understanding of the Moon.
	lunar.arc.nasa.gov /history (256 words)

	Moon: What's Your Moon Sign? - goddess.astrology.com
		The great reflector in the heavens may also be your best mirror into your own cyclical nature.
		Since the Moon goddess looks after the garden and the home, your Moon Sign can help you see how and where you ground yourself in your domestic sphere.
		Knowing where your Moon Sign falls will help you gauge whether howling at the moon is just your natural voice or whether you're prone to lunacy and need to have an eye kept on you.
	goddess.astrology.com /moon/signs.html (163 words)

	Bunny's Tour Through the Silver Millennium
		My name is Bunny and as your Tour Guide I will take you through the exciting world of Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun.
		We'll be visiting the various locations of the moon today.
		I hope you have fun here and even learn a thing or two before your trip is over.
	thetour.animehunters.com (58 words)

	Poems about Mythology - tradition folklore mystery legend at Old Poetry
		No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
		The moon is in the sky, and the stars are shining too,
		Join the discussion, or apply to be an editor today.
	oldpoetry.com /tag/show/Mythology (0 words)

	mythology of the moon titan (mythology of the moon titen) information. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In mythology she has a number of parallels, most accurately with Selena of the Titan age, moon goddess, sister of Helius, and a more nature-based..
		Hyperion is the Titan of light, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn.
		In Greek mythology the Titans were a family of giants, the children of Uranus..
	www.indel.ru /m/mythology_of_the_moon_titan.html (223 words)

	Moon Phases and Eclipses
		Moon phases are the result of the Moon's own shadow -- like Earth, only one half of the body is lit at a time.
		Because it takes as long for the Moon to orbit the Earth as it does for the Moon to rotate once, the same face of the Moon is always pointed at the Earth.
		Although the Moon is most impressive when full when its light alone brightens a dark night, it is still quite exciting to see the Moon during the day.
	www.morehead.unc.edu /Shows/EMS/moon_phases_and_eclipses.htm (1620 words)

	Earth
		In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was
		Asteroids 3753 Cruithne and 2002 AA29 have complicated orbital relationships with the Earth; they're not really moons, the term "companion" is being used.
		It is somewhat similar to the situation with Saturn's moons Janus and Epimetheus.
	seds.lpl.arizona.edu /nineplanets/nineplanets/earth.html (1598 words)

	Urban Dictionary: amalthea
		She is sometimes represented as the goat which suckled the infant-god in a cave in Crete, sometimes as a nymph of uncertain parentage (daughter of Oceanus, Haemonius, Olen, Melisseus), who brought him up on the milk of a goat.
		According to ancient mythology, the owners of the horn were many and various.
		Amalthea was the last moon to be discovered by direct visual observation (as opposed to photographically), and was the first new moon of Jupiter to be discovered since Galileo Galilei discovered the Galilean moons in 1610.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=amalthea (546 words)

	Silver Moon
		The stone symbolic of the Moon is the crystal, and the metal associated with the Moon is silver.
		In China and Japan, the rabbit is connected in myth to the Moon, hence Usagi's name (Rabbit of the Moon), and all the inside jokes concerning rabbits.
		The maiden aspect is represented in the new moon and crescent.
	www.silversenshi.net /moon/mythology.html (1775 words)

	Artemis Project: Misguided Mythology
		It's a 16th century painting entitled Diane Chasseresse, or "Diana the Huntress." We don't know the name of the artist, but the painting is from the School of Fountainebleau, a colloborative effort by several of the 16th century Italian masters.
		Most of the symbols of Christmas, including the day we celebrate it, come from older religions: Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) derived from the elven character Kris Kringle; the Yule Log and Christmas Tree imported directly from the older religions of northern Germany; the date picked to coincide with celebration of the winter solstice.
		When Artemis showed up a few centuries later, with her bow and her deer and her attendant nymphs and wearing the moon for a tiara, the trollish Diana had to adapt and take on a much larger role as goddess of the moon and the hunt.
	www.asi.org /adb/n/misguided-mythology.html (1137 words)

	New Science: Autumn's Moons (10/29/99)
		Although our moon is not self-luminous, it is second only to the sun in brilliance in our sky.
		Because the moon's rotational rate has been slowed over the millennia, the same side of the moon always faces the earth.
		The Harvest moon is the full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox.
	liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /News/1999/News-HarvestMoon.asp (743 words)

	The Origin of April Fool's Day
		For instance, April Fool's Day was often traced back to Roman mythology, particularly the myth of Ceres and Proserpina.
		In Roman mythology Pluto, the God of the Dead, abducted Proserpina and brought her to live with him in the underworld.
		Proserpina called out to her mother Ceres (the Goddess of grain and the harvest) for help, but Ceres, who could only hear the echo of her daughter's voice, searched in vain for Proserpina.
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /aforigin.html (1174 words)

	Chapter Suds <i>to</i> Sun and Moon Falling of S by Brewer's Phrase & Fable
		Harris, in his Hermes, asserts that all nations ascribe to the sun a masculine and the moon a feminine gender.
		It is this contest with the wolf to which eclipses are due.
		According to this mythology, the sun has a beautiful daughter who will one day reign in place of her mother, and the world will be wholly renovated.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/255/1184/24244/2.html (609 words)

	Mythology of Durga Puja,Durga Puja Mythology,Mythology of Durga Pooja
		Mythology of Durga Puja,Durga Puja Mythology,Mythology of Durga Pooja
		According to Hindu mythology a demon named Mahishasura, earned the favor of Lord Shiva after a long and hard penance.
		Lord Shiva, impressed with his devotion, blessed him that no man or deity would be able to kill him and that only a woman can kill him.
	www.durga-puja.org /mythology.html (747 words)

	COYOTE : The deity from Native American Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He's the ubiquitous Trickster God and Cultural Hero of Native American mythology, the original Marx Brother and thorn in RAVEN's side.
		It seems that someone had pinched the moon, and COYOTE offered to stand in as replacement.
		Everyone agreed that he made a fine moon, but from his elevated position COYOTE could see everything that was going on.
	www.godchecker.com /pantheon/aztec-mythology.php?deity=COYOTE (262 words)

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