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In response to "Historically, all of Jupiter's moons were named after the mistresses of the god. Now Juno, named after his wife, has arrived -- nm" by gerald

Not just mistresses. eg, Ganymede -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Jul 6 '16, 08:48

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I think it applies only to the Galeliean moons. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 08:53 8
- Ganymede is a Galilean moon -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 09:06 5
  - pssst (Zeus had a relationship with Ganymede - 'twas what made Hera jealous of him) -- nm - decline Jul 6, 09:08 3
    - Yes - a better header would have been "Historically, all of Jupiter's moons were named after his pieces on the side" - Roger More Jul 6, 09:13
    - he hit anything that moved, except Hera. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:13 1
      - (OMG, he's Bill Clinton) -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:13
  - Oh, you're right. Good point. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 09:08
- If this thread gets any dorkier, I'm going to make you all wear pocket protectors. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:54 1
  - I only knew that because I read it a couple of days ago. - iSpam Jul 6, 08:57
Zeus swung both ways -- nm* - decline Jul 6, 08:50 1
- "What happened to the Zeus that would turn into a cow & pick up chicks?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:54
Who was she, the au pair? -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:49 4
- He -- nm - JD Jul 6, 08:51
- He was Zeus' cup-bearer. (Looking at a list, there is also Amalthea, who was Zeus' wet nurse. And Callisto!) -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 08:50 2
  - Zeus did Callisto too :) -- nm - decline Jul 6, 08:57
  - (Dude.) -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:53

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