Explore Myths about Mercury
Mercury was the messenger-god of Jupiter, and was the god of games, of business, and of story ...
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Mercury was popular among the gods because he was playful, innocent, and helpful. Mercury ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets
In Norse mythology, Sif was the wife of Thor, the mighty god of thunder. Sif was a very loyal ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To her perfect figure and pure features she added ...
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The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings as astronomical sightings, ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war, was identified with the Roman god, Mars. He always acted like ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. The planet of Mars is identified ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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RefractionxRefraction : Refraction is the deflection, or bending, of the ray path of a seismic wave caused by its passage from one material to another having different elastic properties; or the bending of a tsunami wave front owing to variations in the water depth along a
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Research Highlights
Scientists have learned that Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain, has erupted in the past due to the mixing of two different types of magma. "The data will help give us a better road map to what a future...
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