In Roman mythology, I am the king of the gods. Of course, I'm also the largest planet in the solar system.
In 2006, humans had the temerity to demote me from 'planet' to 'dwarf planet.' I'm still the god of the Underworld, though.
As the personification of fear, I hang out with the Greek god of war. As a moon of a planet given the Roman name of that god, I'm afraid that I'm slowly falling apart.
As the largest moon in the solar system, I stay close to the planet named after the supreme Roman god. As cupbearer on Olympus, I did the same under his Greek name.
I move swiftly in my orbit around the sun, just as I moved swiftly to deliver the messages of the gods and souls to the underworld.
I'm a bright, beautiful light in the morning and evening skies, but I remain mysterious. This is only appropriate for the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
I get my reddish appearance from iron oxide, giving me my chromatic moniker. As the Roman god of war, I saw plenty of red blood spilled in battle.
My son may have overthrown me, the god of agriculture and time, but I keep a close eye on him as a planet. And I kept my stunning rings.
I'm the largest moon of my planet, and the second largest in the solar system, so I bear the name of the giant race of gods, one of which I orbit.
In Greek mythology, I personified the sky, but was overthrown by my son. As a planet, reclining on my axis, I keep an eye on my nearby usurping son, who keeps an eye on his usurping son. It's a family thing.
Though I'm the god of the seas, the deep blue of my planetary appearance comes not from H2O, but from red light-absorbing methane in my dense Hydrogen and Helium atmosphere.
My circular orbit is retrograde around the deep-blue planet named for my dad, but maybe that makes me more effective as his messenger.
As the ferryman over the River Styx, I'm used to dark, cold places. As a moon orbiting a demoted planet, I have a surface of water-ice and a dark polar area called Mordor.
I'm the goddess of agriculture and fertility, but the loss of my daughter for six months of the year sends the world into winter. So how did I, as a dwarf planet, end up as the largest object in the asteroid belt separating the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
I'm the Hawaiian goddess of fertility and childbirth. As a newly-discovered dwarf planet, I orbit the son with my daughter moons way out in the Kuiper Belt.
I'm a dwarf planet way out in the Kuiper Belt, with one known moon. To the Rapa Nui, however, I'm the god of fertility and creator of humanity.
Initially it was thought upon my discovery that I was a 'tenth planet' in the solar system, but - alas - I am another dwarf. Snubbed again! Just like the first time, though that disrespect eventually led to the Trojan War.
With my six sister stars, I hang out in the constellation of the bull. Zeus, father of my son Hermes, placed us there to keep us safe from the hunter, but he still pursues us.
As a star, it is appropriate that I am in the constellation of Hercules, even though I come from Irish mythology, I too am a heroic figure, possibly a god or demi-god, renowned for my incredible strength.
Also known under the prosaic designation of HD 104985, I am a star in the Northern constellation of Camelopardalis. Rather appropriate for the Aztec sun god, I think. I even have a planet named for the Aztec moon goddess.
Just as in my myth, I am a young woman chained to a rock awaiting sacrifice to a sea monster. Fortunately, my rescuer and future husband is next to me. If you strain, you can see my famous namesake galaxy with the naked eye.
I'm easy to spot in the Northern winter sky, with my signature 3-star belt and two of the brightest stars in the skies on my shoulder and leg. Though there are several stories about me, I am a hunter who continues to pursue the Pleiades and is still chased by the giant scorpion who killed me.
The distinctive M or W shape - my chair or throne - of my constellation is visible all year round for those in Crete and points north. In the sky, I am near my daughter, a young woman chained to rocks as a sacrifice caused by my arrogance and boasting.
I am a beautiful winged horse, all white, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when Perseus beheaded her. After my rider, the hero Bellerophon, defeated the Chimera and attempted to fly to Olympus, I was placed in the skies in honor of my service to the gods. Four bright stars form the square of my famous asterism.
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