Constellation

The constellation that I have chosen is Taurus, or, the bull. I have chosen this constellation because it is one of my favorite constellations to look up at in the sky during the Winter at my house! Some of the main stars of Taurus include; Aldebaran, Beta Tauri, Gamma Tauri, and Epsilon Tauri. It is a large and prominent constellation in the Northern hemisphere, especially during winter. The Bull symbolized both Isis and her brother Osiris, who were represented as a bull-god and cow-goddess…

Stargazing 101: Taurus the Bull Taurus is among one of the oldest constellations recognized by human civilization. The bull, in many ancient cultures, is a symbol of strength and fertility. It is very prominent in Greek mythology, and many stars in the constellation are also significant. The Mythology As we’ve learned, Zeus had an insatiable lust for beautiful women. Europa was no exception. The beautiful daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre, was out by the sea picking flowers when Zeus saw her.…

have chosen the constellation Aries. Aries looks like a ram in the night sky. The reason that I have chosen it is because it is my Zodiac constellation. It it the 39th largest constellation out of the recognized 88, making it a mid sized constellation. The Chinese see it as twin inspectors, and in the Marshall islands they see it as a porpoise, not a ram. Aries is night a very bright constellation, there are only 3 stars in it that are considered to be luminous. In the babylonian myth, there…

The constellation I have chosen is Taurus, I have chosen this constellation as it is the sigh in which I was born. Taurus is one of the sighs in the Zodiac. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky. It is one of the oldest constellations, dating back to at least the early bronze age when it marked the location of the Sun during the spring equinox. The Myth of the Taurus I will be focusing on is the Greek as it is the most well known story, Zeus fell…

have chosen Gemini, because of its interesting shape and position in The Milky Way Galaxy. Gemini was one of the 48 constellations described by Ptolemy in the second century AD, amd it has been listed as one of the 88 modern constellations today. Gemini translates from Latin, literally meaning 'The Twins' because of its shape, which resembles two humans holding hands. The two brightest stars, representing the two 'heads' are named Castor and Pollux after the Greek mythological twins. The…

The constellation Andromeda is a famous constellation of the 88 modern contstellations. It was first discovered by a 2nd century BC Greco-Roman named Ptolemy. It is named after the Greek Princess Andromeda and is seen mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. The Greek myth of the creation of the Andromeda constellation begins with her Mother Queen Cassiopeia of Ethiopia and her Father, Cepheus, an Aethiopian king declaring to allthe land that their daughter was the most beautful creature on the…

I choose the Virgo constellation because that is my zodiac sign. Virgo is the Latin word for virgin. It is the second largest constellations and is visible from both the northern and southern hemispheres. Vigo has also been a constellation for 3,00 years. This myth revolves around a girl named Erigone. Her father's name was Icarius. He was a farmer and was friends with the God of Wine Dionysus. Dionysus gave wine to Icarius and his shepherds to honor their friendship. The shepherds had never…

The constellation I've picked is Virgo. I have chosen this constellation because it is the second largest. It takes four hours to clear the eastern horizon because it is so big. Virgo was associated with harvest as a harvest goddess or daughter of a goddess. It was associated with harvest because the Sun passed along the constellation during late summer or early autumn. This was when the farmers were gathering the crops they had planted. The brightest star in Virgo, Spica, is said to…

was glorious enough to reveal the positions of the Stars to Enoch and he wrote them down. This may go back to the role of astronomy during the Babylonian, Egyptian, Persian, and Greek Empires or a new awareness that constellations are not just constellations and they may be constellations of power ordained by God. We know that with the early Christians the writings of Enoch were authoritative and were used as you would use other books of the Bible. For our Cannon today it would seem a little…

Capricornus (The Goat) I picked Capricornus constellation for this assignment. I picked Capricornus because it looks interesting and Capricornus is my zodiac (I was born in January) The representation of Capricornus, The Sea-Goat or Goat-Fish, as a creature with the head and body of a goat and the tail of a fish, may well have originated from Assyro-Babylonian depictions of their god of wisdon Oannes, who was half-man, half-fish. In Greek mythology, this constellation is associated with the…