Saturn
Moons
Check out the moons of this planet...
NAME:
Atlas
SIZE:
19 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Atlas is named after the Titan of the same name. He was ordered by Zeus to hold up the heavens after the Titans were defeated.
NAME:
Bergelmir
SIZE:
4 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Bergelmir is named after the frost giant who, with his wife, escaped the flood of Ymir's blood that happened when he was slain by Odin and his brothers in Norse mythos.
NAME:
Calypso
SIZE:
13 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Calypso is named after a nymph who fell in love with the explorer Odysseus. She helped him get home after his long adventure.
NAME:
Dione
SIZE:
698 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Dione is named after the Greek goddess who was sometimes called the daughter of Tethys (Cronus's sister) and other times called the mother of Aphrodite.
NAME:
Enceladus
SIZE:
313 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Enceladus is named after a Titan in mythology. In mythos, Saturn, or Chronus in Greek mythology, is the leader of the Titans.
NAME:
Fenrir
SIZE:
2 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Fenrir is named after the beastly wolf offspring of Loki and Angrboda. Fenrir is bound by the gods and fated to break free and kill Odin during Ragnarok.
NAME:
Greip
SIZE:
4 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Greip was named after one of the nine giantess who birthed Heimdall, guardian of the rainbow bridge that links Asgard to our world.
NAME:
Hyperion
SIZE:
166 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Hyperion is named after the Greek god of the same name. Its name means "he who watches over".
NAME:
Mimas
SIZE:
246 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Mimas is named after a giant who was killed by Mars (Ares) during the war between the Titans and the gods of Olympus.
NAME:
Titan
SIZE:
3200 miles
HISTORY OF NAME
Titan is named after the Titans of Greek and Roman mythos, including Saturn (Chronus) and his eleven siblings.
