Explore Myths about Mercury

Mercury was the god of eloquence, games of chance, commerce, and story telling, and was the ...
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Mercury was the prankster of the gods. And yet, in spite of his pranks, he won the affection ...
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Explore Myths about other nearby planets

Scandinavian story-tellers spoke little about goddesses, who were rarely the chief characters ...
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Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...
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Maya astronomers had a remarkably accurate knowledge of the apparent motion of Venus. They ...
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Ares was the Greek god of war. He was identified with the Roman god, Mars. Ares was driven ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. Hindus believed in the existence ...
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Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...
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Research Highlights
Created in the first three minutes after the Big Bang, hydrogen and helium gave rise to all other elements in the universe. Stars made this possible. Through nuclear fusion, stars generated elements such...
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