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The origin of Ursa major

In ancient Greek myths and legends, there was a gentle and beautiful girl named Crystal, who was the best hunter around themis, the goddess of hunting. Zeus, the king of the gods, fell in love with Hera behind her back. Soon, Crystal became pregnant. She stopped chasing wild animals as before, but walked silently at the end of the line. Themis found out about it, and despite callisto's pleading, she was driven out of the hunting party. At this time, Zeus didn't know where he had gone.

After being driven out of the hunting party by the goddess, callisto lived alone in the dense forest. Later, Callisto gave birth to a lovely boy named Achatz. The combination of Zeus and Callisto, the birth of Achatz, finally failed to deceive Hera, the queen of God. She ran to the Woods to find Crystal, trying to punish her with magic to vent her anger. Crystal cried out for her innocence, but Hera didn't listen-in a flash, the beautiful Crystal turned into a big bear.

Fifteen years have passed in an instant, and Achatz is fifteen years old. He has grown into a handsome and brave young man. Like his mother, he is also an excellent hunter. One day, Hera saw Achatz. She was very unhappy and came up with a vicious plan. A few days later, when Achatz was hunting in the Woods, he suddenly saw a big bear appear in front of him, reaching for his paw. This is Callisto. She wants to hug her child. Achatz didn't know that the bear was his mother. He stepped back several steps, raised his spear and aimed it at the bear's chest, ready to stab it with a gun. Just as the tragedy was about to happen, Zeus saw this situation and was condemned by his conscience, turning Achatz into a bear. After Achatz became a bear, she immediately recognized her mother in front of her and ran to snuggle up in her arms.

Zeus promoted Crystal and her son to heaven in order to save them from accidents, and gave them two extremely glorious thrones among the stars, namely Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The well-known "Big Dipper" is the most striking seven bright stars in Ursa Major. Bucket handle is the tail of Ursa major. Four stars and other stars are the body of Ursa major. The seven bright stars in Ursa minor also form a small spoon. The four stars that make up the spoon are the bear's body, the other three are the bear's long tail, and the tip of the tail is Polaris.

Crystal's mother and son ascended to heaven, which made Hera even more angry. She left Mount Olympus and landed on the blue sea, asking her brother Poseidon for help. Poseidon promised Hera and decided to ban callisto and her son from entering the sea to have a rest. Therefore, the big bear and the little bear can't sink below the horizon and will never get tired of circling the North Star.

Not content with her revenge, Hera sent a hunter loyal to her, with two fierce hounds, to chase after the two bears, namely the patriarch and Canis major. There are few bright stars in Capricorn, and the image is not clear. Extending along the curve of the bear's tail, we can find a very bright star, which is one of the three bright stars in the northern sky, Shepherd A. Mu Fu is like a heroic hunter, with a spear in his right hand and two hounds in his left, chasing the two bears in front. Canis major is like two hounds jumping forward. Led by Mu Fu, they are chasing the big bear and the little bear. At any time, they always faithfully carry out the mission of Hera, the queen of God.