Remeber Xena?

Sep 13, 2006 21:36

Remember the recently discovered "dwarf planet" affectionately dubbed Xena by it's discoverers...Well, we can't get away with that anymore. Because it has been officially named Eris (technically 136199 Eris according to Wikipedia). Eris, if you like me have never heard of this Greek goddess, is, "Eris (Greek Ἒρις, "Strife") is the goddess personifying that quality, her name being translated into Latin as Discordia. Her Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Latin counterpart is Concordia."

Well, I thought Xena had a bit more flair but oh well. 
Here's the links if you're interested: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/136199_Eris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28mythology%29
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