Mimas may refer to:
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Mimas (Giant) In Greek mythology, Mimas (Ancient Greek: Μίμας) was one of the Gigantes (Giants), the offspring of Gaia, born from the blood of the castrated Uranus.
Mythology
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, he was killed during the Gigantomachy ...
, son of Gaia in Greek mythology, one of the Gigantes
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Mimas (''Aeneid''), a son of Amycus and Theono, born the same night as Paris, who escorted Aeneas to Italy
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Karaburun
Karaburun ( el, Αχιρλί, Achirlí) is a district and the center town of the same district in Turkey's İzmir Province. The district area roughly corresponds to the peninsula of the same name (Karaburun Peninsula) which spears north of the t ...
, a town and district in Turkey, formerly called Mimas in reference to the Giant
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Mimas (moon)
Mimas , also designated Saturn I, is a moon of Saturn discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology.
With a diameter of , it is the smallest astronomical body that is known to still be rounded ...
, in astronomy, a moon of Saturn marked by a giant crater on its surface
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''Mimas'' (moth), a genus of hawk moths
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Mimas (data centre)
Mimas was a nationally designated academic data centre based at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Its mission was to support the advancement of knowledge, research, and teaching. It hosted a number of the UK's research informatio ...
, a UK national academic data centre at the University of Manchester
* Mimas, a centaur mentioned in the archaic Greek epic poem, the ''
Shield of Heracles
The ''Shield of Heracles'' ( grc, Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους, ''Aspis Hērakleous'') is an archaic Greek epic poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity. The subject of the poem is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against ...
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* Mimas, grandfather of
Aeolus
In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; grc, Αἴολος , ) is a name shared by three mythical characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which A ...
, the keeper of the winds in Homer's ''Odyssey''
Pronounced with a final /z/ sound, it may be:
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Mima mounds
Mima mounds are low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment that is an overthickened A horizon. These mounds range in diameter from 3 to more than 50 m; in he ...
, the unexplained geological formations found on the Mima Prairie, as well as other locations
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