The origin of Scorpio

Helius's son Phaeton was born sexy and handsome, so he felt conceited. His attitude is always arrogant and rude, and his strong personality often makes him unintentionally offend many people.

One day, a man told Phaeton, "You are not the son of the sun god!" " "After laughing, he and roared off. How can the powerful Phaeton swallow this tone? So he asked his mother, "Am I Helius's son? "

However, no matter how repeatedly his mother assured him that he was really born in Helius, Phaeton still didn't believe his mother, so he said, "The man who made fun of you is the son of Zeus, and he has a high position. If you still don't believe it, ask Helius himself! "

Helius listened to his son's question and said with a smile, "Don't listen to their nonsense, of course you are my son!" " " ? Phaeton still insists on not believing. In fact, he certainly knows that Sun God never lies, but he has another purpose-driving his father's solar car to prove that he is Helius's son. "This how line? "

Helius is afraid that the sun is the master of all things, and if he is not careful, it will lead to great disaster, but he can't beat Phaeton. Helius was explaining how to drive a solar car on a certain track, but Phaeton was very proud. He immediately jumped on the car and galloped away without listening.

Of course, the result was tragic. People, animals and plants on the ground are either dying of heat or freezing to death. Time has passed, and it is dark and full of complaints. In order to stop Phaeton, the gods released a scorpion from Hera and bit Phaeton's ankle. Zeus hit Phaeton with terrible lightning, only to see him fall to the ground with a scream and die.

Peace has been restored to the world. In memory of scorpions killed by lightning, this constellation was named "Scorpio".

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Constellation background

Scorpio is the most prominent constellation in the zodiac. Located between Libra and Sagittarius.

Scorpio symbol:? Center position: right ascension 16: 40, declination -36 degrees. Summer appears in the southern sky, and the scorpion's tail points to the southeast, between the snake head, Sagittarius and Libra. Alpha star (Antares) is a red star with a magnitude of 1. The open clusters M6 and M7 are visible to the naked eye, and 22 stars in the constellation are brighter than 4 stars.

At eight or nine o'clock in the summer evening, there is a bright star in the south, which is not very high from the horizon. It is Scorpio Alpha (Antares).

Scorpio is the most conspicuous constellation in summer. There are many bright stars in it, and there are more than 20 brighter than 4m. Scorpio is big and has many bright stars, which can be said to be the representative of the summer night constellation. In addition, it is also a zodiac, so it is particularly eye-catching. However, Scorpio only occupies a short range of 7 on the ecliptic, which is the shortest ecliptic among the twelve constellations.

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