Basics
Class: S-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 3.69 years
Discovered: 25th April 1848 (time unknown) at Markree Castle, Ireland, by Andrew Graham
Events at time of discovery:
- From Wiki: "1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the political and philosophical landscape and had major ramifications throughout the rest of the century."
- February 21 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London.
- March 29 – Queen's College, London, founded, the world's first school to award academic qualifications to young women.
- May 13 – "Maamme", the national anthem of Finland written by German composer Fredrik Pacius and Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, was performed for the first time.
Naming information
Name origin: Greek goddess of wisdom and counsel, mother of Athene by Zeus.
Mythology: Metis was an Oceanid, daughter of the Titans Oceanos and Tethys. She could change her shape at will. When Kronos had devoured all his children except Zeus, Metis produced the potion that forced him to regurgitate them. In a prophecy, Zeus was told she would give him a daughter, followed by a son who would eventually overthrow him; he therefore swallowed her to prevent this. She was already pregnant with Athene, who famously emerged fully grown from Zeus's head. After Zeus swallowed her, Metis continued to advise him from within. Theoi adds: "It should be noted that most poets and mythographers describe Athena as a "motherless goddess" and no mention is made of Metis. Zeus himself was titled Mêtieta 'the Wise Counsellor' in the Homeric poems and in this sense Metis was probably regarded as an aspect of the god rather than a distinct figure. In any case, the Metis myth implies she was wholly subsumed by the devouring god."
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| A three-dimensional model of (9) Metis that was computed using light curve inversion techniques. Image credit: Astronomical Institute of the Charles University: Josef Ďurech, Vojtěch Sidorin/Creative Commons |
Astrological data
Discovery degree: 15+ Scorpio
Discovery Sabian: A Girl's Face Breaking into a Smile
Discovery nodal signature: Taurus-Sagittarius
Estimated orbital resonances: Venus 1:6, Earth 3:11, Mars 7:12, Ceres 5:4, Jupiter 16:5, Saturn 8:1
Discovery chart details: Metis was sextile Ceres and Pholus, the three forming a minor grand trine; and semi-square the North Node, which had just crossed the Libra cardinal point into Virgo. Mercury was conjunct Venus in Aries, in a stellium alongside Uranus and Pluto. The Sun was approaching an opposition to Chiron.
Summary and references
May signify health and wellness in all areas of life[1], spiritual wisdom and serenity[2], communication, divine inspiration, openness to new experiences informed by emotional responses. Metis seems to represent not only wisdom in general, but in particular the intuitive grasp of what is right and true; the internal compass; the golden thread leading us unequivocally to the Divine within.
References:1) Amable: (9) Metis
2) Neptune's Aura Astrology: Metis 9
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| Noon discovery chart for (9) Metis: 25th April 1848, Markree Castle, Ireland. |
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