Negotiations: My Uncontrollation Of Water Constellations

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Initially I thought that picking my favorite constellation would be an easy and foregone conclusion, that being my birth constellation, however, I find myself drawn to all the water related constellations. After pondering the subject a bit I finally decided to go with my birth constellation of pieces. Pieces ended up being my favorite constellation because, first and foremost, it is the constellation I was born under and it is a water constellation. I have a very strong attraction to water in all of its variations. Lastly, I feel an intrinsic connection to sea and water life. The fish seem to epitomize my draw to creatures of the sea. Pieces is made up of 9 stars; Van Maanen's Star, Al Rischa, Fum al Samakah, Linteum, Kaht, Revati, Kullat Nunu, Torcular, and Vernalis, and currently the Vernal Equinox is embedded in Pieces. …show more content…
Pieces is probably most notably associated with the Greek deities of Eros and Aphrodite, God and Goddess of love. Pieces also makes notable appearances in western (German) and Chinese cosmology. As the myth of Pieces creation goes, After the Greek gods of Olympus has successfully conquered the Titans and Giants, imprisoning them in the underworld, mother earth (Gaia) had sex with Tartarus, which resulted in the birth of the monster Typhoon. She then released Typhoon to attack the gods. In one version of the story, Aphrodite with her son Eros hid near the river Euphrates. When she saw Typhoon coming she got scared and called upon the water nymphs to save her and her son. In response to her cry for help, the water nymphs turned her and her son into

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