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 ...

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 named ...

“Cardea was the Roman goddess of the hinge. Roman doors hung on pivot hinges. Cardea was one of at least four Roman deities who presided over doorways. The name was selected by participants in ...

Until we live in a world based purely on sliding doors, door hinges will remain some of the most unsung heroes of our society. We'd still be able to saunter through door frames, sure, but nothing ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...