tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post9222204668189083285..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Element of the Month: Meitnerium!Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-71407809846596179162015-10-07T21:10:11.284-07:002015-10-07T21:10:11.284-07:00Thank you, Morgan. That was very comprehensive.<b>Thank you, Morgan. That was very comprehensive.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-86389884072144639632015-10-07T12:49:09.126-07:002015-10-07T12:49:09.126-07:00Nice write-up, Morgan!Nice write-up, Morgan!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415787787176723318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-90366467453705348312015-10-07T11:10:24.171-07:002015-10-07T11:10:24.171-07:00Ceres is a Roman goddess of fertility, although Ce...Ceres is a Roman goddess of fertility, although Cerium was named specifically after the then-asteroid-now-dwarf-planet Ceres instead of its mythological namesake.<br /><br />Europium is another one like this, as it is named after Europe which was named after a fictional princess famous for being kidnapped by Zeus, who was disguised as a bull at the time.<br /><br />A third one of this sort is Iridium, although with the mythological namesake possibly has more of a claim here. The Latin noun "iris" means rainbow, and Iris was the Greek goddess of rainbows.<br /><br />Similar to Cerium, Palladium was named after the astroid Pallas which was named after Pallas Athena, a Greek goddess of some fame.<br /><br />Phosphorus deserves special mention for being even more tenuously connected to a goddess. Phosphorus was an ancient name for what is now called Venus, and Venus is named after a Roman goddess.<br /><br />Selenium comes close, for being named after moon-goddess Selene as well as the Greek word for moon, instead of being named after the moon only, as does Tellurium, which is similarly both named after the Latin for Earth and Mother Earth.<br /><br />As Mrs. 5000 said, Niobium is specifically named after a mythological woman. Another one that works is Vanadium, from VanadÃs, an alternate name for the Norse goddess Freyja. I believe those two are the only ones that can claim to be specifically and singularly named after a non-non-mythological woman.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475862386179357634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-47795727166355474372015-10-07T07:42:15.076-07:002015-10-07T07:42:15.076-07:00Why, that would be niobium, daughter of tantalum!Why, that would be niobium, daughter of tantalum!mrs.5000noreply@blogger.com