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Isonoe

(Encyclopedia)Isonoe, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Iocaste

(Encyclopedia)Iocaste, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Chaldene

(Encyclopedia)Chaldene, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Praxidike

(Encyclopedia)Praxidike, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Themisto

(Encyclopedia)Themisto, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Taygete

(Encyclopedia)Taygete, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Jupiter, in Roman religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia)Jupiter, in Roman religion and mythology, the supreme god, also called Jove. Originally a sky deity associated with rain and agriculture, he developed into the great father god, prime protector of the...

Lysithea

(Encyclopedia)Lysithea lĭsĭthˈēə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Himalia

(Encyclopedia)Himalia hĭmälˈyə [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Ananke

(Encyclopedia)Ananke ənăngˈkē [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

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