Despina (moon)
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Despina, also known as Neptune V, is the third-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after the Greek mythological character Despoina, a goddess who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.
Despina as seen by Voyager 2 (smeared horizontally)
A simulated view of Despina orbiting Neptune
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Despoina
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Despoina or Despoena was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. Surviving sources refer to h
Despina (moon)
…Despina , also known as Neptune V, is the third-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after the Greek mythological character Despoina, a goddess who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter. Despina was discovered in late July 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe. It was…
Sculpture of Demeter, and the veil of Despoina
Perspective reconstruction of the temple of Despoina: the acrolithic statues of Demeter (L) and Despoina (R) are visible at the scale in the cella
This Archaic image, the Lady of Auxerre, may be the Minoan goddess identified with Kore (c. 630-640 BCE, Louvre)
Lycosoura group