20952 Tydeus
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20952 Tydeus is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 25, 1973 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld. It is named after the Greek hero Tydeus
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Tydeus
In Greek mythology, Tydeus was an Aeolian hero of the generation before the Trojan War. He was one of the Seven Against Thebes and was mortally wounded by Melanippus before the walls of the city. The goddess Athena had planned to make him immortal but refused after Tydeus in a rage devoured the...
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