#dione

[chaoticmusiccollectors]

Almost Modern Art

A silhouetted Dione in front of Saturn imaged by Cassini on December 20, 2010. This image captured from 263,000 km away. The bands on the left are Saturn's rings.

Credit: Jason Major

[ko-core-o]

Dione & Mebby

For @constellor!

[humanoidhistory]

Saturn, as seen from Dione, illustrated by Chesley Bonestell, 1967.

[heartnosekid]

paintings of saturn's moons 🌙 | goldenbrushstroke on ig

[quiltofstars]

Saturn and three of its moons on July 22, 2024 // Martin Bernier

From left to right: Enceladus, Tethys, and Dione.

[allmythologies]

greek mythology: dione

dione was the titan goddess of the oracle of dodona in thesprotia, and the mother of aphrodite by zeus. her name is simply the feminine form of zeus. dione was described as "the temple associate" of zeus at dodona. the three elderly prophetesses of the shrine, known collectively as the peleiades, were probably her priestesses. these women were named "the doves" after the sacred bird of dione's daughter aphrodite who also posssessed a temple at the shrine.

[lyculuscaelus]

The Iliad, book 5, line 406–415

νήπιος, οὐδὲ τὸ οἶδε κατὰ φρένα Τυδέος υἱὸς ὅττι μάλ᾽ οὐ δηναιὸς ὃς ἀθανάτοισι μάχηται, οὐδέ τί μιν παῖδες ποτὶ γούνασι παππάζουσιν ἐλθόντ᾽ ἐκ πολέμοιο καὶ αἰνῆς δηϊοτῆτος. τὼ νῦν Τυδεΐδης, εἰ καὶ μάλα καρτερός ἐστι, 410 φραζέσθω μή τίς οἱ ἀμείνων σεῖο μάχηται, μὴ δὴν Αἰγιάλεια περίφρων Ἀδρηστίνη ἐξ ὕπνου γοόωσα φίλους οἰκῆας ἐγείρῃ κουρίδιον ποθέουσα πόσιν τὸν ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν ἰφθίμη ἄλοχος Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο. 415 Fool—the son of Tydeus, down in his heart he knows not That verily he who fought with gods will not live long, Nor would his children call him “papa” by his knees Upon coming back from war and dreadful battle. So now let the son of Tydeus, for so mighty as he is, Beware, in case anyone better than you attacks him: Not before long Aegialeia—prudent daughter of Adrestus, Wake up from sleep mourning in her house for her love, Yearning for her wedded husband, the best of Achaeans— Even she, steadfast wife of Diomedes tamer of horses!

Notes:

δηναιός: “long-lived”, basically δην- (long) plus -αιος (suffix added with the sense of “belonging to”). Here when you look at the text: οὐ δην(αιός) in line 407 is actually resembling μὴ δήν in line 412, both denying the lasting of time.

παππάζουσιν: as you can see, the verb παππάζω (pappazo) comes from the noun παππάς (pappas), very onomatopoeic. It means “prattle, call someone ‘papa’”. And I just can’t get over this because it being used here just hurts so much…gets me every time.

μή τίς: here specifically, “in case anyone”, since there is the subjunctive μάχηται (should he attacks) being used with the phrase. Also for reasons I believe Homer is using another wordplay here: when joined together, μήτις means “no one”. And if you put this in the context: Dione (Aphrodite’s mother in the Iliad) telling Aphrodite “no one is better than you”, as in a mother telling her daughter who just got hurt that “you’re the best”, as comfort.

μὴ δήν: “not in a long while”. So I’ve seen translations that take δήν (long, for a long while) as δή (indeed, verily) but they’re in fact different words. Also look, another wordplay: when put together, this is part of Diomedes’s name: (Διο)μήδην (accusative form). It’s like having Aegialeia as “part of Diomedes”.

περίφρων: “prudent, wise”, characteristic epithet for Penelope—a prudent woman who’d rather trick her suitors for three years straight for her husband to return, instead of consorting with them. Here, it’s used for Aegialeia. Let it sink in.

γοόωσα: “wail, weep, mourn”. Could it be she’s mourning for Diomedes’s potential death if it ever happens that someone better than Aphrodite attacks him? Could it be she’s weeping for Diomedes just because she’s “yearning for her wedded husband”? (I’d say, both.)

ἐγείρῃ: “rouse, wake up”. The same form corresponds to a few grammatical cases for the verb but 3rd person singular subjunctive active fits both grammatically and contextually here. It means “should she wake up”, and combined with μὴ δήν at the start of this sentence, “it would not be long should she wake up (from sleep weeping)”.

ἰφθίμη: “steadfast, stately”. It’s used for somebody stalwart to someone else. It’s also used for women being stately and comely. Apparently in Homer’s point of view a woman being stalwart contributes to her comeliness. And here, it’s used for Aegialeia. Let it sink in.

Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο: “Diomedes tamer of horses”. Being in genitive form, this naturally comes along with ἄλοχος (wife) meaning “wife of Diomedes tamer of horses”, instead of with ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν (best of Achaeans) which is in accusative form here—that doesn’t fit grammatically. So can we just talk about how Homer used the flexibility of Ancient Greek grammar to separate line 412 and 415 when they could totally stick together, to put “wife of Diomedes tamer of horses” at the end of the sentence, not only to contrast with πόσιν (husband) in the previous line, but also to emphasize Aegialeia’s identity as, “steadfast wife of Diomedes tamer of horses”. Which is a bad*ss line drop just like “χερσὶ δαμέντ᾽ Ἀχιλῆος ἀμύμονος Αἰακίδαο.” from book 16 (line 854)—“overpowered in the hands of Achilles blameless grandson of Aeacus!”

[pangeen]

“ Moon and the two giants “ // Rami Ammoun

[viridare]

NASA Hubble Space Telescope - An Infrared View of Saturn

[livingforstars]

Saturn with Moons Tethys and Dione - March 18th, 1996.

"Saturn and two of its larger moons - Tethys and Dione - were photographed by the Voyager 1 spacecraft, which flew by the planet in November of 1980. This picture gives an indication of Saturn's extensive ring system, which can be seen casting a shadow on the planet, as does Tethys. Saturn's rings are composed of many chunks of ice, ranging in size from a pebble to a car. The rings have several large gaps, the largest of which is clearly visible in the picture and is named the Cassini Division, after its discoverer. Saturn appears brighter than most stars in the sky, and its rings can be discerned with a small telescope."

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Saturn's moon Dione drifts before the planet's rings, seen here almost edge on. For all their immense width, the rings are relatively paper-thin, about 10 meters in most places. For its part, Dione is about 1,123 kilometers across.

Credit: NASA/Cassini

[deathlessathanasia]

"… he [Zeus] left the house of Hera, he refused the bed of Dione, he threw away the love of Deo, he fled from Themis, he deserted Leto - no charm was left for him but only in union with Persephoneia." (Nonnos, Dionysiaca Book 5)

When your harem of adult women doesn't do it for you, only your young virgin daughter does.

[humanoidhistory]

Saturn, as seen from a canyon on the moon Dione, painted by Kim Poor, 1995.

[maidoftheday]

Today's Monster Girl of the Day: Dione from Classroom for Heroes

[quiltofstars]

Jupiter and Saturn and a few of their moons // MAILLARD

Projected onto the disk of Jupiter is its largest moon, Ganymede.

Several moons surround Saturn. Counterclockwise from left to right: Tethys, Dione, a background star, Mimas, Enceladus, Titan, and Rhea.

[trash----panda]

(guys pls i spent 30 minutes writing this)

Dione are a race of aliens dedicated to science, they are currently an open species. Residing on Nio.

This is Alder, Alder is a Dione, from the continent "Valis", you can tell by his smaller coat and blue/green/lime/grey/silver coloring, making him much better suited for the forest continent. If he were from the ice continent he would be closer to white/black/cream/baby blue with more markings and fur to help him blend in, as well as his ears would be perked instead of floppy.

Alder here has webbed digits like all the Dione and floppy ears. His head crest are made of a hard bone plating to protect his brain when he is hunting. The points can go in any direction but most commonly point back, they never have more than 5 points.

Dione's paw pads are sticky, helping these amphibious critters grab items under water. They've even started using this organ to climb trees and walls, it works like a gecko's pad.

Alder here is a tall pup, most Dione only up to his chest, he was given proper nutrition at the institute, promoting healthy growth. Reaching 25 meters tall

The mask Alder wears is provided by the Institute, an organization dedicated to improving life on Nio, they make the masks as well as are in charge of schooling and nurture of young pups. The masks themself are there to provide comfort to other species interacting with Dione, since they lack facial expression it emotes for them. Unlike a simple screen the mask is made up of a cybernetic mesh that also strengthens and processes electrical signals, like a pair of glasses for Dione. (The institute isn't evil, promise).

The institute is responsible for jobs, once pups reach 18 they are tested to see if they can go on voyages (sent into space). These voyages are usually for study, abduction, and dissection of new species on other planets, only the pups with scores higher than 80 are permitted. If a pup is contaminated or interacts with an intelligent species not on the allowed list, they will be locked out of their ship controls and abandoned. Earth is considered out of bounds as the life there appears extremely violent, avoid interaction at all cost.

The test can be pretty stressful so they are allowed their visors, as most arent dumb enough to cheat, if you cheat you are probably going to end up stranded on whatever planet you landed on. Alder is one of the few dumb enough to cheat...

Dione have 6 organs on their face, the top two being a hole, it clicks to aid their echolocation, it can only click unless a deformity morphs it's sound into more of a whistle or hiss.

The middle two are filled with a jelly-like substance, this substance receives and processes the electrical signals that they pick up, like a platypus, it helps them to see the difference between living and non-living.

The bottom is their nostrils, it's what it sounds like, they have a pretty decent sense of smell.

Dione have 2 mouths and 2 stomachs, their normal mouth, located on the chest, has access to both stomachs while the tail mouth only goes to storage. Though they evolved it to hold excess food they now use it just to store valuable items they enjoy, as it has less moisture and wont damage most equipment.

Alder has provided a photo of his home in Valis and has requested i share it with you all, please be nice to him he is bad at taking pictures

So remember my Dione friends, DO NOT, cheat on the test, or else you'll ended up stranded, hungry, and alone with only the local fauna to keep you company. Have fun.