Origin and division of constellations

Origin: The well-documented constellations originated in Babylon, and the Babylonians put forward 30 constellations around 1000 BC. Babylon is located in today's Middle East. The Tigris River and the Euphrates River flow into the Persian Gulf from northwest to southeast, so it is also called the "two-river basin" area. The two river basins are rich in land and pasture, suitable for human survival, and the city of Babylon was established very early. In BC 1894, nomadic people from the Syrian grassland established the "Kingdom of Babylon" in the city of Babylon. This is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. Located in the middle reaches of the Euphrates River, the city of Babylon is on the main road of trade and transportation, so the kingdom of Babylon flourished rapidly and created a relatively developed ancient culture. In the official documents of the ancient Babylonian kingdom, there are many records about astronomical phenomena, including planets, stars, meteors, comets, solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. After the culture of the two river basins spread to ancient Greece, the constellations also promoted the development of ancient Greek culture. Astronomers in ancient Greece supplemented and developed the Babylonian constellation and compiled the ancient Greek constellation table. In the 2nd century A.D., Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, synthesized the astronomical achievements at that time and sorted out 48 constellations. After the Middle Ages, European capitalism rose and needed to expand outward, and the navigation industry was greatly developed. When a ship sails at sea, it needs navigation at any time, that is, to determine the position and course of the ship at sea. Sailing in the vast sea, stars are the best lighthouses and navigation marks, so Europeans attach great importance to their observation. To observe stars, we must first choose the observation objects. Because the stars in the constellation are bright and the shape of the constellation is special, it is the easiest to choose the observation object in the constellation, so the constellation has received extensive attention.

Legend:

Aries constellation

It is said that King Asamas of ancient Greece married Nephiel, a fairy in the clouds, and finally abandoned chaos and married Enoch, a princess of Thebes, while the cruel Enoch wanted to murder Prince friso so that his son could inherit the throne in the future. Later, in a national famine, Enoch colluded with the temple messenger and framed Felix. The king listened to Enoch and was about to execute the prince. Suddenly, a ram with golden hair fell from the sky and saved the prince to Corcas. In order to thank him for his rescue, Buddha Rizos killed the Golden Sheep, gave the mutton to Zeus, and gave golden fleece to the king of Korkas. The golden sheep in the story is Aries.

Taurus constellation

There are many stories about the myth of Taurus, one of which tells that Zeus fell in love with Princess Europa of Phoenicia, and Zeus became a beautiful and gentle bull to approach her. When Europa was curious and rode on this huge bull, the bull jumped up wildly and carried Europa across the ocean. When they crossed the ocean, the frightened Europa learned the identity of the bull and asked for forgiveness. Zeus soon revealed his true colors, poured out his love to Europa and held a grand wedding with her. According to legend, the European continent is named after Europa.

Gemini

Caster and Pollux are both sons of Leda. My brother Caster was born of Sparta, and my brother Polucus was born of Zeus, so Polucus has an immortal body. Castor and Pollux have a very good relationship since childhood and have deep feelings. Caster is good at riding and training horses, often hunting together and taking part in adventure activities, while Pollux is good at boxing. When his brother was killed in a battle, Polox was very sad. Finally, Polucus had to make a wish to Zeus, willing to trade his life for his brother's. Zeus pitied Pollux's brotherhood and decided to let them look around in the sky forever.

Cancer constellation

Cancer is related to Heracles. Friends who are familiar with Greek mythology know that Heracles accomplished twelve almost impossible tasks in order to atone for sin. The second task was to kill the strange snake Lernaean Hydra. When Heracles was fighting Hydra, Hera secretly sent a cancer to stop Heracles from killing the snake. At that time, Heracles's heel was tightly clamped by cancer, trying to make him unable to move; But Heracles finally killed the cancer with a stick and successfully killed the strange snake Hydra, which is now Ophiuchus. Cancer was promoted to heaven by Heracles, because it hurt Heracles's foot and became cancer.

Le Signe du Lion

This is also one of the 12 almost impossible tasks that happened to Heracles, the greatest Greek hero. Heracles's first task was to kill the Nimia lion. Niemoya lion skin thick, invulnerable. It roared like a storm. Heracles struggled with it for a long time, and finally Heracles strangled it. Heracles cut off the lion's claws, peeled off the lion's skin with the lion's claws to make a shirt, made the lion's head into a helmet, and carried it on his shoulders to complete the task gloriously. In order to praise Heracles's achievements, Zeus promoted the lion of Neemiya to heaven and became a Leo.

virgo

Demeter, the great goddess of agriculture, is in charge of agriculture. She has a beautiful daughter named Persephone. Mother and daughter live together, bringing rich agricultural harvest to mankind. One day, Persephone happened to be seen by Hades, the brother of Zeus who was in charge of hell. Hades fell in love with Persephone at first sight and forcibly took Persephone away to Hades. Dmitry lost his daughter, and he was no longer interested in agriculture. All the fields are beginning to be deserted. Through the mediation of Zeus, Hades was asked to release Persephone. But Hades designed Persephone to eat Hades' pomegranate and let her stay in Hades forever. Persephone only ate half of it, so they can only be together for half a year. Virgo is the symbol of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.

libra

In order to eliminate human quarrels and injustices, the gods stayed on earth to deal with them, but there were too many troubles in the world, so in the end almost all the gods gave up, leaving Demeter to continue to judge the good and evil of the world with Libra. Libra is the Libra she uses, so Libra has always been with Dmitry.

Scorpius

In Greek mythology, Poseidon's son Orion is tall, handsome and very brave. Because he boasted that he would kill all the wild animals in the world, he aroused the dissatisfaction of the gods and angered Gaia, the mother of the earth. Gaia sent a poisonous scorpion to hide in the dark and attack Orion when he was not looking. Orion was stung by a scorpion and fell to the ground, but he finally killed the scorpion and died together. So as soon as Scorpio appears, Orion will hide, so Scorpio and Orion will never appear in the sky at the same time.

Sagittarius

Kay Long Xing, Sagittarius, is one of the centaurs in Greek mythology. It is said that he is immortal. Kay Long Xing is proficient in boxing, wrestling, sword, archery, driving, equestrian, music, literature and art, astronomy, geography, medical technology and even prophecy. He is the teacher and father of many heroes. Unfortunately, in the battle between Heracles and Centaur, Kay Long Xing was killed by a poisonous arrow accidentally shot by Heracles. This poison can't be cured, but he won't die because he is immortal. Zeus saw that Kay Long Xing was suffering from poisoning, so he took his immortal body, moved him to the sky and turned him into Sagittarius, chasing Scorpio, the poison in the sky, forever.

Capricorn. Compare CAPRICORN

Pantheon is the angel Hermes. He looks strange. He has a goat's head, horns and beard, and his feet are sheep's hoofs. He is a monster who is half man and half sheep. Once he was invited to attend a gathering of the gods on Mount Olympus, and played a wonderful flute for the gods, but he shocked the monster Tifeng. At this time, the gods had to turn and flee, and Pan turned into a fish and jumped into the Nile in a hurry. Unexpectedly, because I was so nervous, only my lower body turned into a fishtail, while my upper body was like a goat. This is the mythical origin of Capricorn.

Aquarius constellation

At first, according to Greek custom, the water bottle waiter in heaven was Princess Heber, the unmarried daughter of Zeus, but because Heber married the hero Heracles, the water bottle waiter was vacant. Later, Zeus took a fancy to the Trojan prince Gnomed and sent an envoy to invite him, but Gnomed refused. So Zeus had to turn into an eagle and personally took Ganymede up the mountain and made him a sommelier. Since then, Ganymede has been a water bottle waiter in heaven. Aquarius is a form of pouring wine in a pot for teenagers, and the water in the bottle is the source of wisdom for the gods.

fishes

One day, the gods held a banquet in Olympus Wonderland. On the way, the monster Tifeng appeared, and the gods turned and fled. Aphrodite and her son Cupid immediately turned into fish and jumped into the river to escape. Afraid of Cupid's accident, Aphrodite tore off a piece of clothing and tied it to Cupid's feet as a ribbon, turning it into two fish tied together. This is the origin of Pisces myth.

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Constellation division and birthstone

Aries March 21-April 19 Birthstone: diamond.

Taurus April 20-May 20 Birthstone: sapphire.

Gemini may 2 1-June 21birthstone: agate.

Cancer: Birthstone: Pearl

Leo July 23rd-August 22nd Birthstone: Ruby.

Virgo August 23-September 22 Birthstone: red striped agate.

Libra September 23-65438+1October 23 Birthstone: sapphire.

Scorpio 65438+1October 24th-165438+1October 2nd1birthstone: opal.

Sagittarius165438+1October 22nd-65438+February 2nd1Birthstone: topaz.

Capricorn 65438+February 22nd-65438+1October 19 Birthstone: Turkish jade.

Aquarius 65438+1October 20th-February 18 Birthday stone: amethyst.

Pisces February19-March 20 Birthstone: Moonstone.