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Any one out there?
The constallations,
Orion, the Hunter A prominent
constellation located on
the celestial equator
and visible throughout
the world.
It is one of the most well-
known constellations in
the night sky and easily
recognizable by his bright
belt of three stars.
Orion, the Hunter Orion was famous for being a good hunter
Then, Gaia set an enormous scorpion on
Orion. Orion soon realized that his
strength and sword were useless against
that mighty beast. He tried to escape, but
the scorpion stung him to death.
Orion said he would kill
all the wild animals on
the earth. But the earth
goddess Gaia, who was
the mother of all animals,
was not pleased with
Orion's intention.
Gaia placed the scorpion in the sky as a
constellation which appears to be
constantly chasing after Orion, whose
figure was also placed among the stars.
In his eternal hunting, Orion is
careful to keep well ahead of
the scorpion. In fact Orion has
disappeared over the horizon
by the time Scorpio rises in the
east.
Orion appears during the winter, Scorpio does in the summer.
Orion: Astromorphosis
Orion, the Hunter
Sirius always follows him.
The three bright stars in a line are Orion's belt.. The two stars
north are Orion’s shoulders. One of these is Betelgeuse,
which is a giant red star. The two brighter stars to the south
are his legs.
Follow Orion's belt the other way to find
Sirius, the brightest star in our sky,
marking the larger of the two hunting
dogs and the nearby rabbit. The
shoulder stars point to the smaller dog.
The star Sirius is his dog.
Taurus Taurus was identified with Zeus, who
assumed the form of a magnificent white
bull to abduct Europa, a legendary
Phoenician princess.
Aldebaran is a red giant star located in
Taurus. It is one of the brightest stars in
the night-time sky. The name Aldebaran is
Arabic (al-dabarān) and means "the
follower", because it follows the Pleiades.
Pleiades, or Seven Sisters
An open star cluster
located in the
constellation of
Taurus
It is among the nearest star clusters to
Earth and is the cluster most obvious to
the naked eye in the night sky.
Pleiades: Astromorphosis One day the great hunter Orion saw the Pleiades with their mother, and fancied them, so he pursued them for seven years.
They prayed to the gods for rescue and Zeus transformed them into doves, and later into stars.
He placed them in the sky where they formed a part of the constellation of Taurus.
Later on, when Orion was killed, he was placed in the
heavens behind the Pleiades, immortalizing the chase.
Pleiades, or Seven Sisters
The nine brightest stars
of the Pleiades are
named for the Seven
sister along with their
parents, Atlas and
Pleione.
The Pleiades are the seven
daughters of Atlas and
Pleione.
They were the virgin
companions of Artemis.
The big dipper The big dipper is not a constellation, but an asterism (a familiar
group of stars located within a constellation).
Look for seven major stars: four in the "bowl" and three in the
"handle."
The two stars on the outside of the bowl are called the "pointer"
stars. They point to Polaris, a bright star that is also called the
North Star because with it you can figure out which way is
north.
The Ursa Maior/ Minor
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
If you find the
Big Dipper, you
have found the
Great Bear.
The Dipper's
handle is the
Bear's tail.
Ursa Minor, the Little Bear
The Polaris Polaris will help you find the Little Dipper, also known as
Ursa Minor, or the Little Bear.
Polar is the star on the end of the Little Dipper's handle.
To find north:
Find the Big Dipper.
Find the pointer stars.
Find Polaris.
Look straight up.
Turn your body towards Polaris.
Now, you are facing north.
The Ursa Maior/ Minor Astromorphosis
Callisto, while in bear form,
later encounters her son
Arcas, who almost shoots
the bear, but to avert the
tragedy, Zeus turns him
into bear and put them in
the sky, forming Ursa
Major and Minor.
Zeus lusts after a young nymph named Callisto.
Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, transforms the beautiful
Callisto into a bear.
Lyra
The ring nebula
After his death, his lyre was thrown
into the river; Zeus sent an eagle to
retrieve the lyre, and ordered both
of them to be placed in the sky.
Lyra a small constellation whose brightest star is Vega
Lyra represents the lyre played by Orpheus
The famous Ring Nebula
appears in the northern
constellation of Lyra.
Cassiopeia
The oracle said that the only way to appease the sea god and to save
their kingdom, was to sacrifice her daughter, offering her to the sea
monster Cetus. But the hero Perseus arrived in time and saved
Andromeda.
This brought the wrath of Poseidon upon her kingdom, Ethiopia.
Poseidon's punishment was to put
Cassiopea as a constellation sitting in the
heavens tied to a chair, in such a position
that she is upside-down half the time. In
some drawings she is holding a mirror,
symbol of her vanity,
Cassiopeia was very proud
of her beauty. She claimed
that she and her daughter
Andromeda were more
beautiful than the sea-
nymphs, the Nereids
Castor y Pollux
When Castor died, because he
was mortal, Pollux begged his
father Zeus to give Castor
immortality, and he did, by uniting
them together in the heavens.
The legend says that Castor was the
son of Leda and Tyndareus—and
therefore a human—while Pollux was
the son of Leda and Zeus—and
therefore inmortal.
Gemini was associated with the myth of Castor and Polux,
The brightest stars in the constellation mark the heads of the
twins and are named Castor and Pollux.
Jupiter Jupiter is 5th planet away from the Sun and the largest planet in the
Solar System.
The Greek god, Zeus, Jupiter in Roman
mythology, became the supreme ruler. He
was Lord of the Sky, the god of rain and
the gatherer of clouds who controled the
thunderbolt. His power was greater than
all the others.
Zeus had the power to elevate to
immortality, to release from suffering,
and place among the stars, but he could
also condemn for eternity.
Jupiter/Zeus had a lot of lovers and he had many children with many
different women. But he was not interested in forming relationships .
Jupiter’s Moons
Callisto, a nymph of Artemis transformed
by Zeus into a bear and set among the
stars.
Io, a priestess of Hera in Argos, and was
seduced by Zeus, who changed her into a
cow to escape detection.
Europa was a Phoenician woman who was abducted by
Zeus in the form of a white bull.
Ganymede, the handsome price
whom Jupiter, having taken the form of
an eagle, transported to heaven on his
back.
Saturn
Saturn was the god of
Time,agricultural and harvest.
Romans honored him at a harvest
festival known as the Saturnalia
Saturn, Cronos in Greek mythology, is
the sixth planet from the Sun and the
second largest planet in the Solar
system, after Jupiter. Saturn its known
for its ring system.
He was the youngest of the first-generation Titans and the
father of the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus.
Mars Mars, Ares in Greek mythology, is the fourth
planet from the Sun in the Solar System.
He is the god of war, the god of violence. It
is often described as the "Red Planet“.
Mars has two moons, Phobos (fear) and Deimos (Dread).
In different cultures, Mars represents masculinity and
youth. Its symbol, a circle with an arrow pointing out
to the upper right, is also used for the male gender.