Enceladus

[ en-sel-uh-duhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Classical Mythology. a giant with a hundred arms buried under Mount Etna, in Sicily.
Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.

Enceladus

Enceladus

/ ɛnˈsɛlədəs /

Greek myth a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily

Enceladus is, however, furious at what he considers a cowardly acceptance of their fate, and urges his brethren to resist.

There can be little doubt but Enceladus and Typhon are only different names for the same monster.

Enceladus, another redoubtable giant, also created by Gæa, now appeared to avenge Typhœus.

Encel´ados (Latin, Enceladus), the most powerful of all the giants who conspired against Jupiter.

The sixth and seventh satellites, Mimas and Enceladus, were discovered by him in 1789.

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