Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges. Cardea is not a real satellite of our planet like the Moon – it is not ...

The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out. By Remy Tumin For thousands of years, Cardea has been known as the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions, a guardian of thresholds.

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay Chilcutt, a student at the University of Georgia, there is a cosmic object ...

In December, more than 10,000 people cast a vote to choose Chilcutt's Cardea – the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions – to be the name for the quasi-moon previously known as (164207 ...

Cardea is a companion of the Earth and was ... a Sumerian epic), Ótr (after a shape-shifting dwarf from Norwegian mythology), Tarriaksuk (after Inuit legends) and Tecciztecatl (after the Aztec ...

Chilcutt chose the name Cardea after the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions, a guardian of thresholds. He said to him, it sounded celestial. “Cardea is the divine protector of entrances ...

What they're saying: In his entry, the sophomore from Douglasville said that Cardea was the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions - a fitting name for a quasi-moon that's "forever straddling ...

Chilcutt chose the name Cardea based on the Roman deity Cardea, the goddess of doorways and transitions, symbolizing the guardianship of thresholds. The quasi-moon was originally named (164207 ...