Eudora is asteroid #217 and also known as A914 RA. Eudora was discovered by the French (Corsican) astronomer Jérôme Eugène Coggia at the Marseille Observatory. Eudora is an Outer Belt Asteroid (this means orbiting in the distal section of the Asteroid Main Belt). Eudora’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.88 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.304, a period of revolution of 1 782 days, and an inclination of 10.5 degrees.

Eudora is named after one of the Hyades. She is more frequently spelled Eudore (Εὐδώρη). This name was first used for an Okeanid, then for a Nereid, finally for a Hyad. Maybe this is the same entity changing the membership. But this isn’t clear. Eudore (Εὐδώρη) doesn’t appear in a tale. Her name is translated as either generous, she of good gifts or as early, leading. Hesiod is the main source for the name Eudore (Εὐδώρη) and he describes her also as the long-robed.

The similarity of the names Eudora and Pandora makes the well-gifted the most likely translation of Eudora. There is no hint to the astrological meaning of Eudora besides her name. So her interpretation should be similar to that of Pandora. While good as well as bad influences can be ascribed to Pandora, Eudora represents only the good aspects.