THEIA

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• THEIA (noun)
  The noun THEIA has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

  Familiarity information: THEIA used as a noun is very rare.

• THEIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thea; Theia

Instance hypernyms:

Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

Researchers can now show that Theia comes from the outer solar system, and it delivered large quantities of water to Earth.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

However, since a large part of the molybdenum in Earth's mantle originates from the outer solar system, this means that Theia itself also originated from the outer solar system.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a body about the size of Mars, also called Theia.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Until now, scientists had assumed that Theia originated in the inner solar system near the Earth.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Scientists show that most of the molybdenum in Earth's mantle was supplied by the protoplanet Theia, whose collision with Earth 4.4 billion years ago led to the formation of the Moon.

(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)