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    of Eris.[citation needed] The origins of Orcus may have lain in Etruscan religion. The so-called "Tomb of Orcus", an Etruscan site at Tarquinia, is a misnomer...
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    Orcus (minor-planet designation: 90482 Orcus) is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt, with one large moon, Vanth. It has an estimated diameter of...
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  • Look up Orcus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orcus was a Roman god of the underworld. Orcus may also refer to: Orcus (dwarf planet), a trans-Neptunian...
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    Vanth (moon) (redirect from 90482 Orcus I)
    designation (90482) Orcus I; provisional designation S/2005 (90482) 1) is a natural satellite or moon of the large trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Orcus. It was discovered...
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  • to be derived from the Latin word/name Orcus, though Tolkien himself expressed doubt about this. The term orcus is glossed as "orc, þyrs, oððe hel-deofol"...
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    - Orcus Patera Crater in Orcus Patera (MRO HiRISE) http://www.uahirise.org/results.php?keyword=Orcus+Patera&order=release_date&submit=Search Orcus Patera :...
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    NACNVAIASI ΘAMCE LE… Orcus I was built between 470 and 450 BC (perhaps by a man named Leive; see below); a separate hypogeum, Orcus II, was built c. 325...
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  • The Wand of Orcus is a fictional magical weapon described in various Dungeons & Dragons media. Because of the popularity of Orcus as a villain within...
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    brighter (albedo > ≈0.2) or denser (> ≈1.4 g/cc) Orcus and Quaoar probably were fully solid: Orcus and Charon probably melted and differentiated, considering...
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    Orcus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 18 described species in Orcus, found in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia...
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