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'''Hesiod''' is a gas giant located in the [[23 Librae]] star system, orbiting farther out than the former [[UNSC]] [[Outer Colony]], [[Madrigal]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 165''</ref> | '''Hesiod''' is a gas giant located in the [[23 Librae]] star system, orbiting farther out than the former [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]], [[Madrigal]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 165''</ref> | ||
The planet is orbited by the moon [[Metisette]]<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 311''</ref> and trailed by [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|Trojan asteroids]] in the [[Wikipedia:Lagrangian point|L5 position]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 166''</ref> Metisette contained the Covenant installation [[Redoubt]], run by the [[Kig-Yar]] [[Reth]] as a breeding ground for [[Unggoy]]. The Trojan asteroids were used by the Insurrectionists as a hideout, nicknamed [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref> | The planet is orbited by the moon [[Metisette]]<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 311''</ref> and trailed by [[Wikipedia:Trojan (astronomy)|Trojan asteroids]] in the [[Wikipedia:Lagrangian point|L5 position]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 166''</ref> Metisette contained the Covenant installation [[The Redoubt|Redoubt]], run by the [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]] [[Reth]] as a breeding ground for [[Unggoy]]. The Trojan asteroids were used by the Insurrectionists as a hideout, nicknamed [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the planet is likely a reference to the early [[Greek]] poet and [[Wikipedia:Rhapsode|Rhapsode]] [[Wikipedia:Hesiod|Hesiod]], whose writings serve as a major source on [[Greek Mythology]], farming techniques, archaic Greek astronomy and ancient time-keeping. | *The name of the planet is likely a reference to the early [[Greece|Greek]] poet and [[Wikipedia:Rhapsode|Rhapsode]] [[Wikipedia:Hesiod|Hesiod]], whose writings serve as a major source on [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek Mythology]], farming techniques, archaic Greek astronomy and ancient time-keeping. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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Hesiod is a gas giant located in the 23 Librae star system, orbiting farther out than the former UNSC Outer Colony, Madrigal.[1]
The planet is orbited by the moon Metisette[2] and trailed by Trojan asteroids in the L5 position.[3] Metisette contained the Covenant installation Redoubt, run by the Kig-Yar Reth as a breeding ground for Unggoy. The Trojan asteroids were used by the Insurrectionists as a hideout, nicknamed the Rubble.[4]
Trivia
- The name of the planet is likely a reference to the early Greek poet and Rhapsode Hesiod, whose writings serve as a major source on Greek Mythology, farming techniques, archaic Greek astronomy and ancient time-keeping.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Cole Protocol (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 165
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 311
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 166
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 11
