Constellations In The Odyssey

As we gaze up to the sky at night, we see the stars shining brightly above us. Constellations may come and go, but the light that shines along with our beloved moon, they will never fail to twinkle. The constellations known to man today may mostly be the Big Dipper, Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Majoris and the Little Dipper. Yet, there are constellations with a beautiful and sometimes, a tragic story to tell. Everyone knows what happens to him or her but, what about the other Greek or Roman people that have been put up to the sky to be praised and honoured for their bravery or deed. What about Orpheus? His, lyre? The instrument that he had played tunes with so beautifully. Lyra is the constellation in the shape of an eagle, bearing a lyre on …show more content…
When Orpheus was little, his mum and dad saw that he had the potential to become the greatest musician of Athens. And so, they gave him a lyre to play, which was made out of wood and its strings out of fine silk. Orpheus loved it so and played it everyday. His mother loved watching him compose his own tunes and play songs for her and her husband. Then, one day, when Orpheus was all grown-up, he went to set out to find work fit for his music. His parents wished him luck. After several hours, he returned home, only to find a group of people surrounded by it. He rushed onto the front yard and people told him that his parents' lives were taken by thieves. He was devastated. He slowly walked into the house once full of life, to find out that it was messed up. Orpheus wanted his mum and dad back but, he knew that he shouldn't messed with what has happened. Yet, he kept blaming himself for leaving the house without wishing them protection. He looked down to the floor as tears streaked down his cheeks and saw that he held the lyre that his parents gave him on his recent birthday. He sobbed more and promised to keep that last piece of his mum and dad with him wherever he went. Years passed, Orpheus married a woman and named his children after his mother and father. When the family were enjoying themselves one day, a thief suddenly turns up out of nowhere and points a spear at them. Orpheus, who no longer wants innocent lives to be hurt, fought the thief but died along with him after being struck into the chest by the spear. The gods were in awe of what had happened and made his lyre a constellation in honour of his bravery and loyalty. Hades, the god of the Underworld, sent his soul into the Elysium and that is where, Orpheus was able to reunite with his parents again.' The