An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The fifth of Neptune’s known satellites. It orbits 73,600 km from Neptune and is a non spherical object about 208 × 178 km in size. It was discovered using NASA’s Voyager 2 mission in 1989.

See also: In Gk. mythology, Larissa is a princess of Argos (in central Greece) who, according to some, bore Poseidon three sons: Akhaios, Pelasgos and Pythios (though others gave these eponymous heroes different parents).