Lysithea (/laɪˈsɪθiə/ ly-SITH-ee-ə /lɨˈsɪθiə/ li-SITH-ee-ə; Greek: Λυσιθέα) is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938 at Mount Wilson Observatory and is named after the mythological Lysithea daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus’ lovers.Lysithea didn’t receive its present name until 1975; before then it was simply known as Jupiter X.
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