Mythological Figure facts
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Pluto's largest moon Charon was named after James W. Christy's wife, Charlene. It was later discovered that Charon was an existing figure in Greek mythology (the ferryman of Hades, later known as Pluto), and thus the name was kept.
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Uranus is named after the Greek mythological figure Ouranos, the God of the sky.
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Not everyone believes Thor and Odin are simply figures from ancient mythology; it's estimated there are 500 to 1,000 people in Denmark alone who still believe in the Nordic religion and worship its gods.
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In classical mythology, Lucifer ("light-bringer" in Latin) was the name of the planet Venus, though it was often personified as a male figure bearing a torch. The Greek name for this planet was variously Phosphoros (also meaning "light-bringer") or Heosphoros (meaning "dawn-bringer").
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About John Allegro, who studied the Dead Sea Scrolls, arriving at the conclusion that Jesus was a mythological figure, created under the influence of psychedelic shrooms. Upon publishing his findings in a book, "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross" the Catholic Church bought them out of print.
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The Earl of Leicester threw a party for Queen Elizabeth that cost at least £17,000, enough money to field an army of 1,000 for a year. The entertainment included LARPing with mythological figures.
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A figure in Greek mythology called Arachne. In the story, she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, with Arachne showing the gods abusing their power and and meddling with mortals. Athena, enraged, would transform Arachne into the first spider
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The term, "Procrustean" used in Statistics and Computer Science refers to the mythological figure Procrustes, a serial killer who would stretch or amputate his victims to fit in his iron beds.
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Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones is named for Circe, a Greek mythological figure who appears in Homer's Odyssey. She turns men into animals and enjoys wine.
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Pluto's moon Charon was named for the discoverer's wife (Charlene), not the mythological figure
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The figure depicted in Blake's painting "The Ancient of Days" was not the Christian God but "Urizen" a figure from Blake's own invented mythology.
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The element, tantalum, is named after the the Greek mythological figure, Tantalus, a man condemned to an eternal punishment
