Definitions for "Autonoe"
A moon of Jupiter was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and team in 2001. Autonoe is also designated as "Jupiter XXVIII" and "S/2001 J1". In Greek mythology, Autonoe was was a daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes, and the goddess Harmonia.
In Greek mythology, Autonoë (Greek ) was a daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes, and the goddess Harmonia. She was the wife of Aristaeus and mother of Actaeon and possibly Macris.Apollodorus, Library 3.4.2 In Euripides' play The Bacchae, she and her sisters were driven into a bacchic frenzy by the god Dionysus when Pentheus, the king of Thebes, refused to allow his worship in the city. When Pentheus came to spy on their revels, Agave, the mother of Pentheus and Autonoe's sister, spotted him in a tree.
Autonoe (aw-ton'-oe-ee, , Greek Αυτονόη), or Jupiter XXVIII, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 1.