Theia

== English == === Alternative forms === (mythology): Thea, Thia === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεία (Theía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθiːə/ Rhymes: -iːə === Proper noun === Theia (Greek mythology) A Titan, the sister-wife of Hyperion. (Greek mythology) An Oceanid nymph (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys), the mother of the Cercopes by Oceanus. (astronomy) A hypothesised Mars-sized planet of the early solar system thought to have collided with the Earth to produce the Moon. ==== Coordinate terms ==== Greek Moon Goddesses: Artemis / Diana Selene / Luna Hecate / Trivia Phoebe Pandia the Menae ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Theia (Oceanid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Theia (planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Giant-impact hypothesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === heita