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Statue of Yue Lao at Bangka Lungshan Temple. A legend is told about the old man under the moon. [4] During the Tang dynasty, there was a young man named Wei Gu (韋固 Wéi Gù). Once he was passing the city of Songcheng, where he saw an old man leaning on his pack reading a book in the moonlight. Amazed, Wei Gu walked up and asked what he was ...
Kabigat (Bontok mythology): the goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting [6] Bulan (Ifugao mythology): the moon deity of the night in charge of nighttime [7] Moon Deity (Ibaloi mythology): the deity who teased Kabunian for not yet having a spouse [8]
Chang'e (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ. ə / CHAHNG-ə; Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é), originally known as Heng'e (姮娥; Héng'é), is the goddess of the Moon and wife of Hou Yi, the great archer. Renowned for her beauty, Chang'e is also known for her ascending to the Moon with her pet Yu Tu, the Moon Rabbit and living in the Moon Palace (廣寒宮).
The name of Eris's moon Dysnomia was suggested by its discoverer Michael E. Brown, who also suggested the name of the dwarf planet. The name has two meanings: in mythology Dysnomia (lawlessness) is the daughter of Eris (chaos). However, the name is also an intentional reference to the actor Lucy Lawless who plays the character Xena. The ...
(By the way, don't Google "Apollo 11 images" unless you're prepared to sort through pages of fake moon landing conspiracy websites.) The most famous one is this iconic picture of Aldrin below.
1.1 Moon. 1.2 Mercury. 1.3 Venus. 1.4 Mars. 1.5 ... Many of these are craters on the terrestrial planets but asteroids and exoplanets have also received Chinese names ...
This gender-neutral Japanese name has many meanings, one of which is “second moon.” 46. Calypso. The name of a “trailing moon” in Saturn’s orbit, this gender-neutral moniker of Greek ...
"The moon was reigning all over their world, glowing its full splendor to all those willing to look up." —Irina Serban "Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken ...