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195 Eurykleia
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.877 AU
Perihelion distance 2.764 AU
Aphelion distance 2.991 AU
Orbital period 4.88 years
Inclination 6.98°
Eccentricity 0.040
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 85.7 km
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 9.01
Albedo 3 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.060
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer J. Palisa, 1879


195 Eurykleia is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It has a dark surface and primitive carbonaceous composition.


It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879 and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in The Odyssey.



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195 Eurykleia - Result for 195 Eurykleia - Meaning of 195 Eurykleia - Definition of 195 Eurykleia - Dictionary of ... (150 words)
Palisa, 1879 } '''195 Eurykleia''' is a fairly large Asteroid belt Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 19, 1879 and named after Euryclea, the wet-nurse of Odysseus in '' The Odyssey ''.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article 195 Eurykleia.
Classics 100: Odyssey(s) - Beloit College Classics (4936 words)
Remember that the is (1) a virgin goddess who is almost androgynous, (2) a warrior goddess (involved more with strategy and planning than actual warfare and violence, but these latter are still within her sphere of influence), and (3) a goddess of women's household activities, principally weaving.
Eurykleia is impressed by Telemakhos soldierly manner, but when Athena 'appears' holding a lamp to guide them how does he react (p.
Especially analyze Penelope's first reaction (429-431), Eurykleia's shrewd and telling comment (431), Penelope and Odysseus' meeting, (432), the silence, the fact that Odysseus speaks first (and what he says; 434), and Penelope's response (435).
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