Euphrosyne
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Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne (yo͞ofrŏsˈənēˌ): see Graces.
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Euphrosyne
(religion, spiritualism, and occult)Euphrosyne, asteroid 31 (the 31st asteroid to be discovered, on September 1, 1854), is approximately 270 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years. Euphrosyne, whose appellation means cheerfulness or joy, was named after one of the three Graces (the other two are Thalia and Aglaja). Euphrosyne was a daughter of Zeus and Eurynome. Like its mythological namesake, the asteroid confers the “grace” of joy to natives in whose chart it is prominent.
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Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names. London: Routledge, 1988.
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Euphrosyne
[yü′fräz·ən·ē] (astronomy)
An asteroid with a diameter of about 154 miles (248 kilometers), mean distance from the sun of 3.15 astronomical units, and B-type (C-like) surface composition.
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Euphrosyne
one of the Graces; epitome of beauty in joy. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 481]
See: Beauty
Euphrosyne
one of Graces; name means ‘festivity.’ [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 96]
See: Joy
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