Anyone familiar with Greek mythology will recognize that the title of this novel is a reference to the goddess Eris’ golden apple of discord, which leads to the beginning of the Trojan War.

The IAU has now approved Brown’s suggested name, Eris, for the dwarf planet formerly known as 2003 UB313. In Greek mythology, Eris caused a fight over a golden apple, which led to the Trojan War.

WASHINGTON - The lonely rock at the edge of the solar system that caused Pluto's downfall has been dubbed Eris after the Greek goddess of strife, astronomers said on Thursday. This artist's ...

The group also accepted Brown's proposed name for Eris's moon Dysnomia. Dysnomia is Eris's daughter in Greek mythology, and the word means lawlessness in Greek. "It sounds like a disease.

In mythology, Eris caused a quarrel among goddesses that sparked the Trojan War. In real life, Eris forced scientists to come up with a definition for “planet” that eventually led to Pluto ...