Meanings of minor planet names: 1–1000

## 1–100

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| 1 Ceres || – || Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships ||
|-id=002
| 2 Pallas || – || Athena (Pallas), the Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare ||
|-id=003
| 3 Juno || – || Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth ||
|-id=004
| 4 Vesta || – || Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family ||
|-id=005
| 5 Astraea || – || Astraea, the Greek virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision ||
|-id=006
| 6 Hebe || – || Hebe, the Greek goddess of eternal youth, prime of life, and forgiveness. It is also the upbearer to the gods. ||
|-id=007
| 7 Iris || – || Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods ||
|-id=008
| 8 Flora || – || Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring ||
|-id=009
| 9 Metis || – || Metis, an Oceanid from Greek mythology. It is one of daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. ||
|-id=010
| 10 Hygiea || – || Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius, god of medicine ||
|-id=011
| 11 Parthenope || – || Parthenope, one of the Sirens in Greek mythology ||
|-id=012
| 12 Victoria || – || Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, daughter of Pallas and Styx ||
|-id=013
| 13 Egeria || – || Egeria, the minor Roman goddess and nymph, wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome ||
|-id=014
| 14 Irene || – || Eirene, Greek goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis ||
|-id=015
| 15 Eunomia || – || Eunomia, minor Greek goddess of law and legislation, daughter of Zeus and Themis ||
|-id=016
| 16 Psyche || – || Psyche, Greek nymph and wife of Cupid, god of erotic love and affection ||
|-id=017
| 17 Thetis || – || Thetis, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology. They are one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She is the mother of Achilles. ||
|-id=018
| 18 Melpomene || – || Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=019
| 19 Fortuna || – || Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance, luck and fate ||
|-id=020
| 20 Massalia || – || The city of Marseilles (by its Latin name) in south-western France ||
|-id=021
| 21 Lutetia || – || The city of Paris, capital of France, named by its Latin name, Lutetia. It was the first minor planet discovered by an amateur astronomer. ||
|-id=022
| 22 Kalliope || – || Calliope, the Muse of epic, heroic poetry in Greek mythology. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=023
| 23 Thalia || – || Thalia, the Muse of comedy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=024
| 24 Themis || – || Themis, goddess of law in Greek mythology. She is one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth). ||
|-id=025
| 25 Phocaea || – || The ancient city of Phocaea, which is in the western coast of Anatolia (Asia minor). The Greek settlers from Phocaea founded the colony of modern-day Marseille, France, where this asteroid was discovered at the Marseilles Observatory. ||
|-id=026
| 26 Proserpina || – || Proserpina, Roman goddess of fertility, wine, agriculture. She is the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter. She was abducted by Pluto into the underworld. ||
|-id=027
| 27 Euterpe || – || Euterpe, the Muse of music and lyric poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=028
| 28 Bellona || – || Bellona, Roman goddess of war. The daughter of Jupiter and Juno is the consort and sister of Mars. ||
|-id=029
| 29 Amphitrite || – || Amphitrite, the sea goddess and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology. She was the queen of the sea is either an Oceanid, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys or a Nereid (a daughters of the Nereus and Doris). ||
|-id=030
| 30 Urania || – || Urania, the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=031
| 31 Euphrosyne || – || Euphrosyne, one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Aglaea (Aglaja). ||
|-id=032
| 32 Pomona || – || Pomona, Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. She is the wife of Vertumnus god of seasons, change and plant growth. ||
|-id=033
| 33 Polyhymnia || – || Polyhymnia, the Muse of singing of hymns and rhetoric in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=034
| 34 Circe || – || Circe, goddess of magic in Greek mythology. She tried to change Odysseus's mind. She changed his companions into pigs. ||
|-id=035
| 35 Leukothea || – || Leukothea, daughter of king Cadmus and Harmonia, the goddess of harmony and concord in Greek mythology. Leukothea later became the goddess of the sea and is also known as Ino. ||
|-id=036
| 36 Atalante || – || Atalanta, mythological Greek heroine, who would only marry the man defeating her in a footrace, while those who lost were killed. Hippomenes won the race against her with the help of three sacred apples he received from Aphrodite. ||
|-id=037
| 37 Fides || – || Fides, the Roman goddess of faith, oaths and honesty ||
|-id=038
| 38 Leda || – || Leda, queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology. She was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan _(also see Leda and the Swan)_. ||
|-id=039
| 39 Laetitia || – || Laetitia, Roman goddess of gaiety ||
|-id=040
| 40 Harmonia || – || Harmonia, Greek goddess of harmony and concord. She is the daughter of Ares (god of war) and Aphrodite (goddess of love). ||
|-id=041
| 41 Daphne || – || Daphne, a fresh water nymph (Naiad) in Greek mythology ||
|-id=042
| 42 Isis || – || Isis, the Egyptian goddess who help the dead enter the afterlife. The name also alludes to Isis Pogson (1852–1945), British astronomer and meteorologist and daughter of the discoverer, Norman Pogson. ||
|-id=043
| 43 Ariadne || – || Ariadne, Cretan princess and daughter of king Minos from Greek mythology, who sent every seven years 14 young noble citizens to the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur. Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him to find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. ||
|-id=044
| 44 Nysa || – || The mythological region of Nysa. In Greek mythology, the mountainous was where the rain nymphs (Hyades) raised the infant god Dionysus. ||
|-id=045
| 45 Eugenia || – || Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), Empress of France and mother of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, after whom Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's character _The Little Prince_ is based. (The asteroid's companion is named Petit-Prince) ||
|-id=046
| 46 Hestia || – || Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and family. She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. She is also one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis. ||
|-id=047
| 47 Aglaja || – || Aglaea (Aglaja), one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology. Charites are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, an Oceanid (sea nymph). Her other two sisters are Thalia and Euphrosyne. ||
|-id=048
| 48 Doris || – || Doris, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.  Doris and her brother Nereus are the parents of Nerites and 50 Nereids (also sea nymphs). ||
|-id=049
| 49 Pales || – || Pales, Roman goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock ||
|-id=050
| 50 Virginia || – || The ancient Roman story of Verginia (Virginia), a girl stabbed by her father in order to save her from Appius Claudius Crassus in 448 B.C. It also an allusion to U.S. state of Virginia. ||
|-id=051
| 51 Nemausa || – || The city of Nîmes in southern France (by its Latin name "Nemausa") ||
|-id=052
| 52 Europa || – || Europa, mythological Greek princess, abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and gave birth to Minos, the first king of Crete. ||
|-id=053
| 53 Kalypso || – || Calypso, an Oceanid from Greek mythology. They are one of the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner at Ogygia for seven years. ||
|-id=054
| 54 Alexandra || – || Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), German explorer ||
|-id=055
| 55 Pandora || – || Pandora, the first human woman in Greek mythology. She was created from clay by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus. ||
|-id=056
| 56 Melete || – || Melete, one of the three original muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoide and Mneme. ||
|-id=057
| 57 Mnemosyne || – || Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory in Greek mythology . She is the mother of the nine Muses with Zeus, and one of the 12 first-generation Titans, the children of Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaea (Mother Earth). ||
|-id=058
| 58 Concordia || – || Concordia, Roman goddess of peace and concord. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis. ||
|-id=059
| 59 Elpis || – || Elpis, the personification and spirit of hope in Greek mythology. In the 1860s, there was an argument about a new nomenclature proposed by Urbain Le Verrier who wanted to name this asteroid after the discoverer of the asteroid, who was Jean Chacornac (1823–1873). This was not accepted by astronomers. The asteroid was then named by Karl L. Littrow on a request by Edmund Weiss since Chacornac refused to submit a name (other than his own). The given name is an allusion to the "hope" that this dispute could be settled. ||
|-id=060
| 60 Echo || – || Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) in Greek mythology, who, as a punishment, was only able to speak the last words spoken to her. When she fell in love with Narcissus, she was unable to tell him how she felt; and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself. ||
|-id=061
| 61 Danaë || – || Danaë, daughter of king Acrisius and mother of hero Perseus by Zeus in Greek mythology. Danaë was stuck in a brass tower by her father to keep her a virgin. Zeus however, desired her, and came to her in the form of golden rain which streamed in through the roof of her confinement and down into her womb. ||
|-id=062
| 62 Erato || – || Erato, the Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=063
| 63 Ausonia || – || The country of Italy, by its ancient Greek name for lower Italy, derived from king Auson, a son of Odysseus and Kallisto. The term "Ausones" was also applied by Greek writers to describe various Italic peoples. ||
|-id=064
| 64 Angelina || – || Astronomical station of Hungarian astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832), near Marseilles in France ||
|-id=065
| 65 Cybele || – || Cybele, mother goddess worshiped as "Mountain Mother" by the Phrygias, and adopted as "Great Mother" by the Greeks and Romans. This asteroid was originally named "Maximiliana", after Maximilian II, king of Bavaria. This non-classical name, however, was rejected by many astronomers, _also see _. ||
|-id=066
| 66 Maja || – || Maia, one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Titan Atlas and Oceanid nymph Pleione. Maia is the mother of the Olympian messenger god Hermes. ||
|-id=067
| 67 Asia || – || Asia, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. This was the first asteroid discovered in Asia. English astronomer N. R. Pogson discovered it at Madras Observatory, India, in April 1861. ||
|-id=068
| 68 Leto || – || Leto, Goddess of motherhood in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe and mother of Olympian god Apollo. ||
|-id=069
| 69 Hesperia || – || The country of Italy (by its Greek name Hesperia; "setting Sun" or "evening"). This asteroid was discovered one month after the Italian unification was proclaimed on 17 March 1861. ||
|-id=070
| 70 Panopaea || – || Panopaea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris. She was invoked by sailors during storms. ||
|-id=071
| 71 Niobe || – || Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus in Greek mythology. The gods punished her by killing her seven sons and seven daughters and changing her into a rock. ||
|-id=072
| 72 Feronia || – || Feronia, Roman goddess of groves, wildlife and freedman ||
|-id=073
| 73 Klytia || – || Clytie, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys ||
|-id=074
| 74 Galatea || – || Galatea, a Nereid (sea nymph) from Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris, who loved the shepherd Acis. Alternatively, the name may refer to the statue of a woman created by sculptor Pygmalion. ||
|-id=075
| 75 Eurydike || – || Eurydice, an oak nymph and daughter of Apollo in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Orpheus, who failed to bring her back from the dead. With his enchanting music he softened the hearts of the gods who let him descend into the underworld under the condition that he must not look at her until both had reached the upper world. ||
|-id=076
| 76 Freia || – || Freyja, the goddess of love and beauty in Norse mythology ||
|-id=077
| 77 Frigga || – || Frigg, wife of Odin and queen of all the gods in Norse mythology ||
|-id=078
| 78 Diana || – || Diana, goddess of the hunt in Roman mythology. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis. ||
|-id=079
| 79 Eurynome || – || Eurynome, an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. ||
|-id=080
| 80 Sappho || – || Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC), Greek poet who, according to mythology, killed herself by jumping off the cliffs for love of the ferryman Phaon. ||
|-id=081
| 81 Terpsichore || – || Terpsichore, the Muse of dance and chorus in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=082
| 82 Alkmene || – || Alcmene, mother of the divine hero Heracles in Greek mythology. Zeus slept with Alcmene disguised as her husband Amphitryon. ||
|-id=083
| 83 Beatrix || – || Beatrice Portinari (1265–1290), beloved of Italian poet Dante Alighieri ||
|-id=084
| 84 Klio || – || Clio, the Muse of history in Greek mythology. The nine Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. ||
|-id=085
| 85 Io || – || Io, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, and one of the mortal lovers of Zeus in Greek mythology. ||
|-id=086
| 86 Semele || – || Semele, the youngest daughter of king Cadmus and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in Greek mythology ||
|-id=087
| 87 Sylvia || – || Rhea Sylvia, the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus from Roman mythology (Src). Alternatively, it was named after Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo Flammarion, first wife of French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842–1925) ||
|-id=088
| 88 Thisbe || – || Thisbe, lover of Pyramus in Classical mythology. The two Babylonian lovers are also prominent in the comedy  by Shakespeare. ||
|-id=089
| 89 Julia || – || Julia of Corsica (c. died 439), a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. ||
|-id=090
| 90 Antiope || – || Antiope, an Amazon and daughter of Ares in Greek mythology. Alternatively, she was the daughter of Nycteus, king of Thebes, and the lover of Zeus. This minor planet is likely the first double asteroid ever discovered. ||
|-id=091
| 91 Aegina || – || Aegina, daughter of the river-god Asopus and the river-nymph Metope. She was changed into the island of Aegina by Zeus. ||
|-id=092
| 92 Undina || – || Heroine of the fairy-tale novella _Undine_ by German writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843) ||
|-id=093
| 93 Minerva || – || Minerva, goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and daughter of Jupiter and Metis in Roman mythology. Her Greek equivalent is Athena. ||
|-id=094
| 94 Aurora || – || Aurora, goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology. Her Greek counterpart is Eos, who is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. ||
|-id=095
| 95 Arethusa || – || Arethusa, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis ||
|-id=096
| 96 Aegle || – || Aegle, one of the seven Hesperides, nymph daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis ||
|-id=097
| 97 Klotho || – || Clotho (Klotho), one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spin (Clotho), draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) the thread of Life in ancient Greek mythology. ||
|-id=098
| 98 Ianthe || – || Ianthe, a girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man. Alternatively, she was an Oceanid from Greek mythology, one of the many daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. ||
|-id=099
| 99 Dike || – || Dike,  minor Greek goddess of human justice and the spirit of moral order, daughter of Zeus and Themis ||
|-id=100
| 100 Hekate || – || Hecate, Greek goddess (The name "Hecate" also sounds like Greek _hekaton_ meaning "one hundred.") ||
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