[meteorite-list] NEW PLANETARY NAMES

From: Dave Carothers <david.carothers_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 17 22:37:58 2006
Message-ID: <01ba01c6c26f$3e37f1d0$6401a8c0_at_WINBOOKJ>

Sterling, et. al.,

I know you're looking for a female name, but if we're going to have
additional planets to contend with, I think we need a planet named "Bob".

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb_at_sbcglobal.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW PLANETARY NAMES


> Hi, All,
>
> If the new system passes the vote, we've got some
> naming to do!
>
> Larry Lebofsky wrote (off-list):
> "We need another female planet (not sure Xena counts)."
>
> There is one glaringly obvious classical divinity name for
> 2003UB313 -- ERIS, the Greek goddess of DISCORD! She
> started the Trojan War and apparently precipitated a debate
> about the definition of "planet," too. Is that too here-and-now?
>
> Want more choices?
>
> For your reference, I have stolen, in broad daylight,
> from the Wikipedia, a list of female divinities, arranged by
> culture (list below). I have omitted all names where the
> sex of the divinity is not specified nor known (by me).
>
> Some of these names are poor choices just because
> of the name itself. Any former public schoolteacher
> could tell you that "Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time,
> Heaven and Hell and weather" will be instantly transformed
> into "Tuff Nut."
>
> Many Classical Greek and Roman names have already
> been used for minor planets, I mean, "Small Solar System
> Bodies." I haven't edited them out; you have to check.
>
> There are practical issues, like picking a name no one
> can pronounce (who picked QUAOAR?). I'd leave the Aztec
> CHALCHIUHTLICUE alone if I were you.
>
> There's a politics of culture at work. There's some nice
> Japanese names, but why would Michael Brown of Alabama
> propose a Japanese name? Someday, the Japanese will
> find a nice round TBO and want to use them. Same goes for
> lots of cultures and nations and religions.
>
> India should go into the business of looking for planets;
> they don't lack names. The tradition is for Classical Greek
> and Roman names, anyway, unless you want to prove how
> multi-cultural you are (Quaoar, Sedna). Some cultures may
> not want "their" names used for this purpose.
>
> The name of a flowering spring goddess like EOSTRE
> (Anglo-Saxon) isn't really right for 2003UB313, ya know?
> (It's pronounced "Easter" which is where the name came from.)
>
> MORRIGAN (Celtic) would be nice and gloomy. We have
> to have gloomy names because its "outer system," and the
> committee would presumably smile on names related to
> the divinities of the Dead.
>
> The Norse goddess HEL hasn't been taken, has it?
>
> I like NEPHTHYS, mother of Anubis, the Guide of the
> Dead (pronounced NEF-THIS). Anubis is an analog to Pluto,
> so that fits.
>
> Then, there's the Phoenician TANIT.
>
> I hope the IAU realizes that in a media-driven world, the
> longer people keep calling 2003UB313 "Xena," the harder
> it will be to switch them to a new name. If they're not
> reasonably quick, people will be calling it "Xena" for years
> afterward. Moreover, the Warrior Princess image is likely
> to influence the choice by flavoring it in favor of a martial
> image, like SEKHMET, the Egyptian goddess of War.
>
> The Greek goddess of Fortune, TYCHE, is associated
> with the nether regions. And HEKATE, the Greek goddess of
> witchcraft, crossroads, and the harvest moon would do
> nicely, as well.
>
> Anybody got ideas?
>
> For anyone who wants to browse or check an idea
> for a name, I recommend The Godchecker, with 2850
> listed gods:
> http://www.godchecker.com/
>
>
>
> Sterling K. Webb (list follows)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> [edit]Anglo-Saxon
> Eostre, goddess of spring
> Fr?ge, counterpart to the Norse Frigg. Friday comes from her name.
>
> [edit]Aztec
> Chalchiuhtlicue - goddess of lakes and streams
> Coyolxauhqui - goddess of the moon
> Ilamatecuhtli- goddess of the earth, death, and the milky way.
> Mayahuel - goddess of maguey
> Ometeotl - god/goddess of heaven
> Toci - goddess of earth
> Xochiquetzal - love goddess
>
> [edit]Celtic
> Brigit
> Ceridwen
> Epona
> Morrigan
>
> [edit]Chinese Malaysian
> Kwan Yin Ma originated from Sanskrit Avalokite?vara (Chinese : ???),
> commonly known as the Goddess of Mercy.
> Matsu (goddess) (Chinese : ??) is the Taoist Goddess of the Sea who
protects
> fishermen and sailors.
>
>
> [edit]Egyptian (Pharaonic)
> Bast, Goddess of Cats
> Heget Goddess of Childbirth
> Isis, Goddess of Magic, sister of Nephthys
> Menhit, Goddess of war
> Neith, goddess of war, then great mother goddess
> Nephthys, mother of Anubis, Guide of the Dead, originally god of the dead
> Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
> Sekhmet, goddess of war and battles
> Taweret, Goddess of pregnant women and protecter at childbirth
> Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time, Heaven and Hell and weather
>
> [edit]Etruscan
> Alpan, a goddess of love but usually identified with Persephone, not
> Aphrodite
> Menrva, equivalent to the Greek Athene
> Turan (goddess), the goddess usually identified with Aphrodite
> Uni, equivalent of Hera
>
> [edit]Finnish
> Loviatar, One of Tuoni's daughters. Goddess of pain.
> Mielikki, Tapio's wife
> Pekko (or Peko), god or goddess (the actual gender is obscure) of fields
and
> agriculture
> Rauni, Ukko's wife, goddess of fertility
> Tuonetar, The wife of Tuoni
>
> [edit]Ancient Greek
> Aphrodite - goddess of love and beauty, one of the twelve Olympians
> Artemis - goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childbirth, twin
> sister of Apollo, and an Olympian
> Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive and strategic war, guardian-goddess
of
> Athens, an Olympian
> Demeter - goddess of the harvest and of grain, mother of Persephone, an
> Olympian
> Eos - goddess of the dawn
> Eris - goddess of discord
> Hebe - wife of Heracles and goddess of youth
> Hekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, and the harvest moon
> Hera - Queen of the Gods and Heaven, goddess of marriage, an Olympian
> Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
> Persephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead, also a grain-goddess
>
> [edit]Hindu
> Adi - Shakti, the Female aspect of the Supreme Divine in Kinetic Dynamic
> Form.
> The Three Maha Shaktis (Super Powers) of the Universe or the Super
Goddesses
> In Hinduism.
> MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation
> MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation
> MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Dissolution
> The Hindu Tridevi - Triple Goddess, the consorts of the Trinity
> Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdon, Wife of Brahma
> Lakshmi - Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Fertility, Wife of Vishnu
> Parvati - Hindu Goddess of Power and Might, Wife of Shiva
>
> Lakshmi
> The Eight Forms of Lakshmi
> Adi-Lakshmi
> Vijay-Lakshmi
> Vidya-Lakshmi
> Dhana-Lakshmi
> Dhanya-Lakshmi
> Santan-Lakshmi
> Dhairya-Lakshmi
> Other Goddesses Associated with Lakshmi
> Shri Devi- The Goddess of Beauty
> Prithivi - The Goddess of Earth
> Alakshmi or Jayeshta Devi - The Goddess of Misfortune
>
> Parvati
> The Passive/Peaceful Manifestations of Parvati
> Sati- Goddess of Marriage and Wedlock
> Shashti - Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth
> Annapurna - Goddess of Food and Nourishment
> Lalita - Goddess of Beauty
>
> The Warrior Manifestations of Parvati
> Kali - The Goddess of Time and Death
> The Ten Great Wisdom Manifestations of Kali
> Kali - The Goddess as Time
> Tara - The Goddess as Space
> Chinnamasta - The Goddess as The Cycle of Life and Death
> Bhuvaneshvari - The Goddess as Perfection
> Tripura Sundari - The Goddess as the Most beautiful
> Bhairavi - The Goddess as the Most frightful
> Bagalamukhi - The Crane headed Goddess as upholder of Universal Order
> Dhumavati - The Widowed Goddess as Chaos and Misery
> Matangi - The Goddess as Leftovers and Salvage
> Kamala - The Goddess as Perfection
> Durga - The Goddess of Power and War
>
> Maya - The Goddess of Illusion and Mystry
>
> [edit]Maya
> Ix Chel - Moon Goddess
>
> [edit]Mesopotamian
> Damkina - Earth mother goddess
> Ereshkigal - Goddess of Darkness, Death, and Gloom
> Ishtar - goddess of love and one of the highest-ranking deities in
> Mesopotamian myth
> Nintu - mother of all gods
> Tiamat - dragon goddess slain by Marduk
>
> [edit]Norse
> Freya, goddess of fertility
> Frigg, goddess of marriage, household management, and love, Queen of
Heaven,
> and wife of Odin
> Hel, daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, Queen of the Dead
> Idunn, guardianess of the Apples of Youth that kept the gods young
> Sif, the wife of Thor
>
> [edit]Philippine
> Anitun Tabu - Goddess of wind and rain.
> Dian Masalanta - Goddess of love.
> Hukluban - Goddess of death.
> Idianale - Goddess of agriculture and husbandry.
> Ikapati - Goddess of fields, fertility, and lands.
> Lalahon - Goddess of fire, volcanoes, and harvest.
> Manggagaway - Goddess of sickness.
> Mayari/Bulan - Lunar goddess.
> Tala - Goddess of the stars.
>
> [edit]Hawai'ian
> Pele
>
> [edit]Roman
> Bellona - war goddess
> Carmenta - goddess of childbirth and prophecy
> Ceres - goddess of the harvest and mother of Proserpina, and an Olympian
> Diana - goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childbirth, twin
> sister of Apollo and an Olympian
> Febris - goddess who prevented fever and malaria
> Flora - goddess of flowers
> Juno - Queen of the Gods and goddess of matrimony, and an Olympian
> Minerva - goddess of wisdom and war, and an Olympian
> Pomona - goddess of fruit trees.
> Proserpina - Queen of the Dead and a grain-goddess
> Venus - goddess of love and beauty, mother of the hero Aeneas, and an
> Olympian
> Vesta - goddess of the hearth and the Roman state, and an Olympian.
>
> [edit]Sardinian
> Sardinian deities, mainly referred to in the age of Nuragici people, are
> partly derived from Phoenician ones.
> Janas Goddesses of death
> Panas Goddesses of reproduction (women dead in childbirth)
> Thanit Goddess of Earth and fertility
>
> [edit]Shinto
> Amaterasu - sun goddess
> Ama-no-Uzume - fertility goddess
> Izanami - creator goddess
> Sengen-Sama - goddess of the Mt. Fujiyama
> Shina-To-Be - goddess of wind
> Uke-Mochi - goddess of food
> Wakahiru-Me - goddess of the dawn sun
>
> [edit]Sumerian
> Inanna, Venus-like
>
> [edit]Ugarit
> ?Athtart, goddess of fertility
>
>
>
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