Phoebe is a Titan goddess of intellect and prophecy because she controls the Oracle at Delphi.
Phoebe was a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, but not directly involved in the overthrow of Uranus by her brother Cronos. She was not very active in mythology, but her lineage is the most interesting part of her story. She married Coeus, the god of the celestial axis. With him, they had Asteria and Leto. Asteria was the mother of Hecate; Leto was the mother of Apollo and Artemis, making Phoebe their grandmother.
She was considered to be the goddess of intellect and prophecy because she received control of the Oracle at Delphi from Themis and became the third prophet. She eventually gifted this to her grandson Apollo. She is often depicted with the moon as her symbol.
Uranus and Gaea
Goddess of Intellect and Prophecy
Moon
{Microdata type="HowTo" id="9525"}Phoebe is a moon of Saturn, known for its irregular shape and retrograde orbit. It was discovered in 1899 and is considered an outer satellite of the planet.
Phoebe was discovered by astronomer William Henry Pickering in 1899 using photographic plates, making it one of the first moons found with this technology.
Phoebe orbits Saturn in the opposite direction (retrograde) compared to most of Saturn's other moons, suggesting it may be a captured object from the Kuiper Belt.
Phoebe is darker, more irregular, and much farther from Saturn than the inner moons. Its composition and orbit suggest a different origin than Saturn's regular satellites.
Phoebe is about 213 kilometers across, has a heavily cratered surface, and is thought to be made of ice and rock. Its discovery helped scientists learn more about the outer Solar System.