Persephone 399
Persephone, also called Kore (“Maiden”) was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, a vegetation goddess associated with spring and the changing of the seasons.
Asteroid Astrology: Mythic Named Asteroids (MNAs)
Phaethon 3200
Phaethon was a son of the sea nymph Clymene and the sun god Helios.
Pholus 5145
Pholus was a wise and peaceful centaur who lived in a cave near Mount Pelion, a common stomping ground for his race.
Psyche 16
Psyche was a royal princess, of astounding beauty and grace. So lovely was she that the residents of her city came to reverence and adore her, neglecting their proper worship of Aphrodite.
Quaoar 50000
Quaoar is the creation deity of the Tongva Native American people of southern California.
Requiem 2254
Requiem was named for the Funeral Mass for the dead by its discoverer, whose mother died the day it was found.
