In September 2006 it was named after the Greco-Roman goddess of strife and discord. The exploration of the solar system is uniquely poised to bring planetary scientists, worldwide, together under the common theme of understanding the origin, evolution and bodies of our solar neighborhood. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. The path through the solar system is a rocky road. Her parents are different depending on the myth; in some myths she is the daughter of Zeus and Hera while in other myths she is the daughter of Erebos and Nyx, or sometimes Nyx alone. Astrophysics Division assets have been used in the past to support planetary science research activities and planetary missions. Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson (in which characters from Principia Discordia appear). While Greek culture placed a greater emphasis on prowess and power, Paris chose to award the apple to Aphrodite, thereby dooming his city, which was destroyed in the war that ensued. Kristen Erickson Aedon won. Enyo is mentioned in Book 5, and Zeus sends Strife to rouse the Achaeans in Book 11, of the same work. Eris, a goddess from KonoSuba, is most likely named after her. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. With a radius of about 722 miles (1,163 kilometers), Eris is about 1/5 the radius of Earth. Eris (Ερις) is the goddess of discord and strife. Eris was first spotted in 2003 during a Palomar Observatory survey of the outer solar system by Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology; Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory; and David Rabinowitz of Yale University. Using insights from the Dawn mission, scientists pursue clues to Ceres’ secrets by simulating its conditions on Earth. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has started a road trip that will continue through the summer across roughly a mile (1.6 kilometers) of terrain. It is also the largest object th… In Hesiod's Theogony (226–232), Strife, the daughter of Night, is less kindly spoken of as she brings forth other personifications as her children: The other Strife is presumably she who appears in Homer's Iliad Book IV; equated with Enyo as sister of Ares and so presumably daughter of Zeus and Hera: Strife whose wrath is relentless, she is the sister and companion of murderous Ares, she who is only a little thing at the first, but thereafter grows until she strides on the earth with her head striking heaven. Scientists have solved the mystery of how Ceres’ gigantic volcanic dome, Ahuna Mons, was formed. This triggered a debate in the scientific community that led to the International Astronomical Union's decision in 2006 to clarify the definition of a planet. Observations of Ceres have detected recent variations in its surface, revealing that the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system is a dynamic body that continues to evolve and change. In Nonnus's Dionysiaca, 2.356, when Typhon prepares to battle with Zeus: Eris ("Strife") was Typhon's escort in the melée, Nike ("Victory") led Zeus to battle. Originally designated 2003 UB313 (and nicknamed for the television warrior Xena by its discovery team), Eris is named for the ancient Greek goddess of discord and strife. The Discordian version of Eris is considerably lighter in comparison to the rather malevolent Graeco-Roman original, wherein she is depicted as a positive (albeit mischievous) force of chaotic creation. She was often portrayed, more specifically, as the daimona of the strife of war, haunting the battlefield and delighting in human bloodshed. Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory-based team led by Mike Brown, and its discovery was verified later that year. Science Writer: This site is maintained by the Planetary Science Communications team at. This angered Hera, so she sent Eris to wreak discord upon them. We know very little about Eris' internal structure. Eris first appeared to be larger than Pluto. Eris most likely has a rocky surface similar to Pluto. Discordian Eris teaches us that the only truth is chaos, and that order and disorder are simply temporary filters applied to the lenses we view the chaos through. On New Year's Day 2019, NASA's New Horizons will fly by a distant Kuiper Belt Object—and open a new chapter in how we define our place in the cosmos. Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. A proposed mission called VERITAS seeks to transform our understanding of Venus. Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia. One astronomical unit (abbreviated as AU), is the distance from the Sun to Earth. Hera offered political power; Athena promised infinite wisdom; and Aphrodite tempted him with the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. Dr. Jim Green, director of NASA Planetary Science, speaks to attendees of the 2013 IAA Planetary Defense Conference in April 2013. This moon is named after Eris' daughter, the demon goddess of lawlessness. She then hurled down bitterness equally between both sides as she walked through the onslaught making men's pain heavier. Scientists think surface temperatures vary from about -359 degrees Fahrenheit (-217 degrees Celsius) to -405 degrees Fahrenheit (-243 degrees Celsius). Zeus] who sits above and dwells in the aether, set her in the roots of the earth: and she is far kinder to men. Principia Discordia, the first holy book of Discordianism, states: One day Mal-2 consulted his Pineal Gland and asked Eris if She really created all of those terrible things. The solar system has a new most-distant family member. This site is among seven NASA sites nominated this year for a Webby. For the god of love, see, "Discordia" redirects here. Dwarf planet Eris is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. If the Earth were the size of a nickel, Eris would be about as big as a popcorn kernel. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona. In this telling, Eris becomes something of a patron saint of chaotic creation: I am chaos. Why do these miniature worlds fascinate space explorers so much? Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means "discord". Polytekhnos was finishing off a chariot board, and Aedon a web she had been weaving. Here are seven things to know. The most famous tale of Eris recounts her initiating the Trojan War by causing the Judgement of Paris. Bill Dunford, A 3D model of Eris, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. She had no temples in ancient Greece (Concordia had several in Italy),[citation needed] and functions essentially as a personification, as which she appears in Homer and many later works. The classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty is partly inspired by Eris's role in the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. These icy, rocky bodies are called Kuiper Belt objects, transneptunian objects, or plutoids. I am alive, and I tell you that you are free. Director, NASA Planetary Science Division: Pluto, Eris and other similar objects are now classified as dwarf planets. Eris, Roman Discordia, in Greco-Roman mythology, the personification of strife. Dysnomia and other small moons around planets and dwarf planets allow astronomers to calculate the mass of the parent body. In this work, Eris is a major character.[8]. This distant realm is populated with thousands of miniature icy worlds, which formed early in the history of our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago. Eris is still smaller than the Earth’s Moon, … Scientists think surface temperatures vary from about -359 degrees Fahrenheit (-217 degrees Celsius) to -405 degrees Fahrenheit (-243 degrees Celsius). Their brother is Spirituality. Asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt Objects—all kinds of small bodies of rock, metal and ice are in constant motion as they orbit the Sun. In Hesiod's Works and Days 11–24, two different goddesses named Eris are distinguished: So, after all, there was not one kind of Strife alone, but all over the earth there are two. This article is about the Greek goddess of discord. Eris takes 557 Earth years to make one trip around the Sun.