Clorinde is asteroid #282 and also known as A889 BA. Clorinde’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.34 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.08, a period of revolution of 1 307 days, and an inclination of 9.0 degrees. Clorinde was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Honoré Pierre Charlois at the Nice Observatory (Observatoire de Nice) in southeastern France near the border with Italy.

Clorinde perhaps is named in French spelling after a fictional heroine from the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (La Gerusalemme liberata) by Torquato Tasso (Italian 16th century poet). She is in Italian named Clorinda. She had been born in Ethiopia, was originally named Albina and a Mohammedan Muslim. She fought the christians during the first crusade. She fell in love with the christian king Tankred, who killed her rather accidentally. She wanted to become christian, while she died in Tankred’s arms, so he quickly arranged her christening. The poem was during two centuries popular, but also criticized for being confuse and the plot relying too much on magic. Modern critics rather stress the striking parallels to several tales of Greek mythology.

The name Clorinda is an invention by Torquato Tasso, so nothing can be derived from it. Hence astrological interpretations have to be taken from the tale of Clorinda. Female warriors are a widespread male fantasy. Clorinda additionally is a woman of virtue. That persons of virtue joined Christianity was wished by Europeans during many centuries. Chlorinda did that after fighting christians during all of her life and then her life ended too early to make anybody see her aging, so she was youthful during all of her life. Clorinda is the ultimate male fantasy. So Clorinde represents male fantasies.