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Dione

\n*In Greek mythology, Dione ("divine queen"), in three syllables, was the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus. She was a Titan. Her name is actually a feminine form of the same name as Zeus. The name is also used to refer to Aphrodite.\n*In astronomy there are two bodies named after the titan Dione:\n**Dione is a moon of Saturn. \n**106 Dione is an asteroid.\n*In organic chemistry, a dione, in two syllables, is a molecule with two ketone functional groups. \n

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