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Atira (genus)
Atira may refer to: * a titular diocese of the Catholic Church in the area of Büyükçekmece, a district in the suburbs of Istanbul * 163693 Atira, an asteroid * Atira asteroids Atira asteroids or Apohele asteroids, also known as interior-Earth objects (IEOs), are Near-Earth objects whose orbits are entirely confined within Earth's orbit; that is, their orbit has an aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) smaller than Ear ... * Atira (goddess), goddess of the Earth and wife of Tirawa, the creator god, in Pawnee mythology ATIRA may refer to: * Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west of the city. It is largely an industrial area. The mayor is Ahmet Şahin ( CHP). History The land around this inlet of the Sea of Marmara, has been settled, abandoned and resettled throughout history as army after army passed along the coast to the Bosphorus. It is thought to be the site of the Greek colony on the Marmara shore called Athyras (ς). In 443 AD, the armies of Attila the Hun took this settlement and its associated fort, and this was presumably his last conquest of that campaign before turning around. The earliest mention of the bishopric of Athyra in a list of dioceses is of the late 15th century, but a seal has been found of a 10th-century Bishop Orestes of the see. No longer a residential bishopric, Athyra is today liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
163693 Atira
163693 Atira (; Minor planet provisional designation, provisional designation ) is a stony asteroid, dwelling in the interior of Earth's orbit. It is classified as a near-Earth object. Atira is a binary asteroid, a system of two asteroids orbiting their common barycenter. The primary component with a diameter of approximately is orbited by a minor-planet moon that measures about . Atira was discovered on 11 February 2003, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. To date, it is the only confirmed binary asteroid that orbits inside Earths orbit. It is the namesake and the first numbered body of the Atira asteroids, a new subclass of near-Earth asteroids, which have their orbits entirely within that of Earth and are therefore alternatively called Interior-Earth Objects (IEO). As of 2019, there are only 36 known members of the Atira group of asteroi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atira Asteroids
Atira asteroids or Apohele asteroids, also known as interior-Earth objects (IEOs), are Near-Earth objects whose orbits are entirely confined within Earth's orbit; that is, their orbit has an aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) smaller than Earth's perihelion (nearest point to the Sun), which is 0.983 astronomical units (AU). Atira asteroids are by far the least numerous group of near-Earth objects, compared to the more populous Aten, Apollo and Amor asteroids. History Naming There is no official name for the class commonly referred as Atira asteroids. The term "Apohele asteroids" was proposed by the discoverers of , after the Hawaiian word for orbit, from ''apo'' 'circle' and ''hele'' 'to go'. This was suggested partly because of its similarity to the words ''aphelion (apoapsis)'' and ''helios''. Other authors adopted the designation "Inner Earth Objects" (IEOs). Following the general practice to name a new class of asteroids for the first recognized member of that class, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atira (goddess)
Atira ( ), literally "our mother" or "Mother (vocative)", is the title of the earth goddess (among others) in the Native American Pawnee tribal culture. She was the wife of Tirawa, the creator god. Her earthly manifestation is corn, which symbolizes the life that Mother Earth gives. Atira holds a significant place in the spiritual beliefs of the Pawnees of North America, where she is revered as Earth Mother. Esteemed for her nurturing and protective qualities, Atira symbolizes the very essence of life that springs from the earth. The Pawnee people consciously chose to prioritize hunting over farming. They believed that the act of agriculture, particularly plowing, disrespected her sacred nature and disrupted the balance of the natural world. Instead, they honored Atira by living in harmony with the land, deriving their sustenance from the wild bounty of the fields and forests. Atira is considered the Sacred Mother of all life, with her influence most profoundly felt in the unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
