I hope it’s awesome. I have fond memories of the original, though it’s hard to believe it came out the year after Empire (1981) – the similarities to 1963′s Jason and the Argonauts probably don’t help.

Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustave Moreau

Rhadamanthine

From Rhadamanthus +‎ -ine, after Rhadamanthus, a king in Greek myths.

1. Strictly and uncompromisingly just.
2. Inflexibly rigorous or severe.

I recently realised that I haven’t got round to unpacking my word calendar but in the meantime I came across this word today and liked it very much.

Snapped by the Hubble telescope this is a pretty rare thing to be able to see. From left to right we have:

• Enceladus – named after one of the Gigantes, Enceladus has water ice on its surface and could have liquid water too which raises the possibility of it supporting life
• Dione – is apparently named after an archaic Greek goddess/Titan who might be Aphrodite’s mother (though I was fairly sure Aphrodite was born from Uranus’s genitals and not much else), Dione also has surface ice and ‘wispy terrain’
• Titan – named for the Titans is the only body in the solar system (apart from Earth) that appears to have stable bodies of surface liquid (methane)
• Mimas – named after another Gigante, Mimas kinda looks a bit like the Death Star