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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I think I'm done.
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Already?
Right. Let's see:
Helium - Helios, the sun god
Selenium - Selene, the moon goddess
Niobium - Niobe, Tantalos's daughter
Palladium - Pallas Athene, goddess of wisdom and victory (though the element was named after an asteroid, which in turn was named after the goddesss...)
Mercury - Mercury, messenger of the gods
Tantalum - poor, tortured King Tantalos
Cerium - Ceres, goddess of fertility (though te element was named after an asteroid named after the goddess)
Promethium - Prometheus, the titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans
Plutonium - Pluto, god of the underworld (though the element was named after the planet)
Neptunium - Neptune, god of the sea (though, you know, ... planet ... etc.)
Uranium- Uranos, god of the sky (though, you guessed it, the element was actually named after the planet...)
11 correct pairs make 22 points for pdurrant.
11 correct pairs of 16 possible ones, which means the win goes to you, Paul!
