What are the three connected stars?

The three connected stars in the sky are Orion Samsung.

From the southern sky, it may be Scorpio. The brightest star in this constellation is Antares, which is one of the 265,438+0 bright stars on the earth all day. If you look closely, it's a little red. In ancient times, people always confused it with red Mars, so it was called "fire".

Scorpio and Orion cannot see at the same time. According to previous Greek mythology, Scorpio and Orion were enemies and never met. Therefore, there is a saying in China that "businessmen never meet".

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In the tradition of China, there is a saying that three bright stars shine high, which symbolizes good luck, happiness, health, longevity and prosperity. "Samsung" means Betelgeuse I, Betelgeuse II and mintaka. There is also a proverb, "Three stars are due south, and the Spring Festival is coming soon", which shows the relationship between the position of these three stars in the sky and the Lunar New Year. The ancient Egyptians believed that these stars were tributes to Osiris of god of light, and some pyramids were closely related to Orion.