Within modern astronomical nomenclature, 24 Themis was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis and named (per convention) after the Greek personification Themis; the name links classical mythic nomenclature with scientific taxonomy. Dynamically, Themis is interpreted as the parent body of a collisional family in the outer main asteroid belt rather than a mythic agent.
Approximately 200 kilometres (roughly 120–123 miles) in diameter, 24 Themis is observed via telescopic spectra rather than resolved surface imagery. Spectral data indicate a dark, brown to reddish surface consistent with tholins and carbonaceous material, and infrared observations are interpreted as showing surfaces coated with water ice and organic compounds (including tholins, asphaltite-like materials, carbonaceous meteorite material, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
As a natural object, Themis follows an elliptical orbit about the Sun (semi-major axis ≈ 3.1302 AU, period ≈ 5.54 years, low inclination ≈ 0.76°, eccentricity ≈ 0.1306). Surface processes inferred from observations include the presence and possible sublimation of water ice, surface replenishment via impact gardening or exposure of subsurface ice, and chemistry driven by space-weathering (irradiation producing tholin-like residues). Themis' mass and gravitational perturbations have been used in dynamical studies (for example, to estimate masses via perturbations of nearby asteroid orbits).
Amor asteroid
A class of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) defined by orbital parameters: semi-major axis a > 1.0 AU and perihelion q satisfying 1.017 AU < q < 1.3 AU, placing their perihelia exterior to Earth's aphelion so they do not currently cross Earth's orbit. Named after the prototype object 1221 Amor, the group includes diverse bodies (e.g., 433 Eros) that are part of the dynamically evolving population of Earth-approaching small bodies.
Extinct Comet
A former cometary nucleus that has lost or sealed most of its near-surface volatile ices and therefore no longer displays a sustained coma or tail; observationally it can resemble a dark asteroid and is treated within planetary science as an end-state in cometary evolution.
'Ain Samiya Goblet
Silver cup from the Middle Bronze Age I, discovered in a tomb at Ain Samiya. (Note: 1. Power tier should be "None", but add a note explaining that historical artifacts don't fit into the typical power tier classification. 2. Add a description of its appearance based on it being a sil)
*Perkʷūnos
*Perkʷūnos is the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European thunder‑god hypothesized by comparative linguistics and mythology. Scholarly reconstructions portray him as a storm or thunder figure associated with fructifying rain and as the combatant who fights a multi‑headed water‑serpent to release life‑giving waters; no direct attestations from the Proto‑Indo‑European period survive and the figure is inferred from later Indo‑European traditions.
*Péh₂usōn (reconstructed)
Péh₂usōn is a hypothetical Proto‑Indo‑European pastoral guardian reconstructed by comparative scholars from parallels in Greek and Vedic traditions. Proposed as a Graeco‑Aryan ancestor‑figure, the reconstruction describes a protector of flocks, roads, and travellers rather than an attested historical cultic personality.
3-D Man
3-D Man is a Marvel Comics superhero identity associated with a 1950s-era origin in which the body of Chuck Chandler can materialize in three-dimensional existence when activated by his brother Hal via a pair of glasses. The mantle was later assumed by Delroy Garrett (formerly Triathlon) in modern continuity.
5 Ronin
5 Ronin is a 2011 Marvel Comics five-issue limited series that reimagines five Marvel superhero archetypes as rōnin (masterless samurai) in a fictionalized post‑Sekigahara feudal Japan. The work places Wolverine, Hulk, Punisher, Psylocke, and Deadpool analogues into period roles to explore displacement, revenge, and identity in an era of political upheaval.
57 Mnemosyne
57 Mnemosyne is a large main-belt asteroid (S-type) discovered in 1859 and named after the Greek Titaness Mnemosyne. It is a non-sentient astronomical body studied for its orbital and rotational properties and has been used in dynamical measurements related to Jupiter.
58 Concordia
58 Concordia is a fairly large main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, discovered in 1860 and named after the Roman goddess Concordia. Astronomical sources classify it as a C-type (carbonaceous) body with a multi-year orbital period and measurable rotation and pole orientations.
9MOTHER9HORSE9EYES9
An anonymous Reddit screen name and online persona used by the author of the Interface series, a multipart speculative-horror narrative posted in short installments across Reddit in 2016. The name functions as the signature of an authorial identity and as a focal label for a fandom that created archives, a subreddit, and a wiki documenting the story and its fictional phenomena (notably entities called "flesh interfaces").
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
An Elvish hymn in Sindarin addressed to Elbereth (Varda) from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Presented in The Lord of the Rings and later musical and dramatic adaptations, the hymn functions as devotional poetic language that evokes Elvish reverence for the star-kindler rather than an independent supernatural agent.
A Man Was Going Down the Road
Georgian tradition, possibly a reference to a novel title by Otar Chiladze (1973), lacking clear information on its supernatural nature or abilities. (Note: * Power tier should be set to Primordial, as there's no information on its supernatural nature or abilities; it simply appears to be a novel title without further context. * Summary: The summary is ac)
Community Record
- [1]24 Themis. Wikipedia article '24 Themis'wiki
- [2]Themis family. Wikipedia article 'Themis family'wiki
- [3]Possible Destination? Researchers Find Water Ice and Organics on Asteroid. Universe Today article summarizing detections of water ice and organics on 24 Themisother
- [4]Searching for water around (24) Themis with SOFIA · DPS55 Abstract. DPS55 abstract 'Searching for water around (24) Themis with SOFIA'academic
- [5]Sources of primordial matter in the asteroid main belt ! and beyond (ESA poster abstract). ESA conference materials discussing Themis-family and primordial volatilesacademic
- [6]24 Themis (miscellaneous pages and datasets). Wikidata entry for 24 Themiswiki
- [7]Miscellaneous web summaries and blog posts on 24 Themis. Blog discussion summarizing initial reports of ice on 24 Themisother