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Today, however, scientists announced that the moons will instead bear names that better reflect Pluto's role in mythology as the god of the underworld. One satellite will be christened Kerberos, for Pluto's three-headed dog, and the other Styx, for the river dividing the world of the living from the underworld.
Kerberos is the Greek name for Cerberus, which placed number two in the voting, while Styx came in third. Why not Vulcan? Astronomers once used that name for what turned out to be a nonexistent planet inside Mercury's orbit, and its connection to the mythological Pluto was tenuous; so rejecting the name was - as Mr. Spock might say - the logical thing to do.
It seems that, when it comes to Poor Pluto, the dog can't get a break.
First, they demote him and toss him outside, then they steal his Vulcan doghouse.
So, why did these 'scientists' ask people to vote when they had no intentions of being honorable?
The next vote should be to toss the 'scientists' off the island.