[meteorite-list] NEW PLANETARY NAMES

From: Dave Carothers <david.carothers_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 17 23:00:06 2006
Message-ID: <01c601c6c272$62660030$6401a8c0_at_WINBOOKJ>

Oh... Why name the planets after a god/godess? What's wrong with Bernhard,
Mary, Ann, Richard, Mike, etc. etc.

 Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Carothers" <david.carothers_at_verizon.net>
To: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb_at_sbcglobal.net>; "Meteorite List"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW PLANETARY NAMES


> 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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