Lutetia
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An ancient Roman city and island in modern France; modern Paris.
(astronomy) 21 Lutetia, a main belt asteroid.
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His parents live now in Condate (as seen in Asterix and the Actress ) and his distant cousin Metallurgix, a golden sickle maker, lives in Lutetia (as seen in Asterix and the Golden Sickle ).
In Asterix and the Normans he deduces from various clues that Cacofonix the bard has gone to Lutetia to pursue a career in popular music: this unusual display of intelligence on Obelix's part surprises Getafix.
The Celts founded cities such as Lutetia Parisiorum (Paris) and Burdigala (Bordeaux) while the Aquitanians founded Tolosa (Toulouse).
“Had it been an ocean liner,” journalist Michel Grisolia in 2005, “the Lutetia would have resembled the sailing towards catastrophe in the wake of perfume, champagne, and insouciance.”
It was the first C-type asteroid to be explored and, until 21 Lutetia was visited in 2010, it was the largest asteroid to be visited by a spacecraft.