The story of the constellation

Aries constellation

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the seat of the ancient vernal equinox. It is the golden sheep in Greek mythology. It is said that King Atamas of ancient Greece married Nephiel, a fairy in the clouds, and gave birth to a pair of children Yunyun and Guanghua, but at first they abandoned chaos, married Princess Thebes and gave birth to a pair of children. Princess Thebes wanted to frame the children of the king's ex-wife, so Nephel let her children escape on the golden retriever sheep sent by Hermes. On the way, my daughter Guanghua accidentally fell into the sea (that is, the present Daniil Strait, which is called the Greek Strait of Siriban because Guanghua's Greek pronunciation is [Hili]). Only Jiyun fled to Colt, was welcomed by the king and married the princess. Jiyun thanked God and sacrificed the Golden Sheep to Zeus, so the Golden Sheep was listed among the stars. Ji Yun also gave golden fleece to King Colz, who hung it in the sacred garden of Mars.

Later, Jason, Jiyun's half-son, was trained by Sagittarius (Sagittarius), determined to get golden fleece and formed an expedition. The lyre player orpheus II Hercules (Pacius) II Gemini Castor and Pollux (the son of Zeus is almost the same); All the way to Colt, King Colt asked Jason to tame two fire-breathing bulls with iron horns and copper hooves, put on plowshares to dig up the land of Mas Holy Garden, and sowed the teeth of poisonous snakes when the armored warriors landed, and then went to the place guarded by the dragon to get golden fleece; Jason got help from his wife's sister, Mitijia, and solved the problem of the cow and the warrior. Then he hypnotized the dragon through orpheus's piano and went to golden fleece. He left with a beautiful woman. When King Cole knew that he couldn't catch up with him, golden fleece was robbed! (In mythology, this is a game between Zeus and Sheila. Zeus certainly supported his son, but Sheila saw that these illegitimate children were not pleasing to the eye and tried every means to obstruct them. There are many stories. If you are interested, you can watch the movie [Prince Jason and the Devil] or read Greek mythology. )

Taurus constellation

There are two opinions about the identity of Taurus: one is that Zeus changed it and brought Princess Europa to the present European continent, hence the name Europa; On the other hand, it is said that Taurus is Poseidon's punishment for the king of Crete. He is a monster with a bull's head and eats virgins. The king had to build a maze in Jandira Das to trap the bull (it is said that even Diladas could not get out of the maze, so he had to build wings and fly out. Every year, boys and girls have to support it. Passieux, the prince of Athens, is determined to kill Poerxiusi and plans to blend in with boys and girls. Princess Crete fell in love with him and gave Passieux a sharp knife and a red ball. Passieux killed the cow with a knife and walked along the red line. Of course, the princess finally married Pacius!

Gemini

As the name implies, Gemini is indeed a pair of twins, and it is the masterpiece of playboy Zeus. One day, he turned into a swan and had a tryst with the princess of Sparta. As a result, the princess gave birth to two eggs, one hatched Helen, a peerless beauty who led to the Torcan War, and the other jumped out of her twin brother. The princess gave her brother Caster to her husband and her brother Polucus to Zeus, so that Polucus had an immortal body. When they grow up, they all become very brave soldiers. Katos is good at riding and Praxair is good at boxing. They made many contributions in the war, but Katos died in a battle. Praxair was very sad. He even prayed to Zeus to exchange his life for that of his brother. Zeus was so moved that he asked them to look around in the sky.

Cancer constellation

Cancer is related to Hercules. Friends who are familiar with Greek mythology know that Hercules atoned for his sins. The second task is to kill hydra. This cancer was sent by Sheila to stop Hercules from killing snakes. At that time, Hercules' heel was caught by a cancer and almost failed, but he still killed the cancer with a stick and successfully killed Hydra, now Hydra.

There is an open cluster on the back of Cancer. Because this cluster looks wobbly like a jack-o'-lantern, it was called a haunted house in ancient China, while the ancient Greeks thought it was the exit of the soul, and it even had the name "Corpse Constellation".

Le Signe du Lion

Leo is also the result of Hercules' work. Hercules' first job was to kill the big lion with copper ribs and iron femur. It is indestructible, roaring like a storm. Hercules simply strangled it.

In the sky, you look east from Cancer, see the lion, skip the maiden, that is, the long snake, and then look at your masterpiece in the sky, which is very interesting.

Ancient Egypt also worshipped Leo, and some people said that the Sphinx used the body of a lion.

virgo

The Greek name of Notre Dame is Demeter. She is Zeus's sister, in charge of agriculture. She has a beautiful daughter named Persephone. One day, Persephone was picking flowers in Sicily, and it happened that Hades, the keeper of the underworld, saw it. Hades went underground to see it. Hades fell in love with Persephone at first sight, and immediately arrested Persephone and returned to the underworld. Timmy lost his beloved daughter, had no intention to take care of the crops, and the land was deserted. So Zeus came forward and sent someone to negotiate. Hades promised to let people go, but she designed Persephone to eat pomegranates in hell (if she eats from hell, she will stay in hell forever). As a result, Persephone only ate half of it, so she could only spend half a year with her mother. At this time, the vegetation on the earth is growing for spring and summer, and when Persephone returns to the underworld, the earth is cold for autumn and winter.

The main star of Virgo, Kakuchi. Spica means ears of wheat, which means that when the sun moves here, it is already the autumn harvest season. In addition, the cartoon [The Myth of Constellation Palace] also tells this story, but it is very outrageous.

libra

A long time ago, the gods tried their best to eliminate human quarrels and injustices, but there were too many troubles in the world for the gods to handle, so they simply gave up and returned to Olympus. Only Athena did not give up, and continued to measure fairness for the world with Libra. Finally, Athena couldn't stand the noise of this world and returned to heaven, while Libra stayed in the sky to witness the endless disputes of mankind.

Scorpius

Do you still remember Du Fu's poem "Friends meet each other hard, but actions stop"? Scorpio is a business, and the story goes like this: Zuo Zhuan records that the two sons of King Gao Xin are at odds and fight every day; Gao Xin's family had no choice but to transfer their eldest son to Shangqiu, where Shang Xing was in charge, and the youngest son was transferred to Sanxing in summer, so we described the differences as [opinions on three quotient], and Sanxing refers to Orion, which is another story.

Orion in Greek mythology is too arrogant, boasting that I am invincible in the world, causing dissatisfaction among the gods. After that, Sheila sent a proud general killer-the big scorpion to assassinate Orion, so as long as Scorpio appeared, Orion would hide, and the two constellations would never meet in the sky in winter and summer.

The antares of Scorpio is the standard of summer solstice two or three thousand years ago, also known as fire. In the Book of Songs, there is a saying that "fire flows in July and clothes are delivered in September", which means that the fire in July is near the horizon, and clothes should be prepared in autumn two months later.

Sagittarius

The archer is a horse named Sagittarius, which belongs to Yunwen Wu Yun in Greek mythology. He is the teacher and father of many heroes, including Hercules II, Jason II, Isko labis II, orpheus II, the lyre player, and the twins Katos and Cong. However, he died under the poisonous arrow accidentally shot by Hercules. Zeus moved him to the sky, chasing the poison in the sky-Scorpio, with his bow inclined to the heart of Scorpio.

Capricorn. Compare CAPRICORN

One day, the gods held a banquet on Mount Olympus, and everyone was drinking to their heart's content. Suddenly, monsters surrounded them, and the gods had to transform and escape. Pan became a Mahabharata with a sheep's body and a fish's tail, and fled into the Nile, from which Mahabharata came.

In China, Capricorn is a cowshed and a fairy cow led by a cowherd, but it has only the first half.

Aquarius constellation

Originally, the Aquarius waiter in heaven was held by the unmarried daughter of Zeus, Princess Hibbi, according to Greek custom. But Hercules, the great hero, came to heaven and Zeus married Hibbi, so the Aquarius waiter was vacant. Zeus caught the prince of Toroi, Gamini, in the sky to fill the vacancy. Aquarius is shaped like a man pouring wine with Aquarius. From the sky, the poured wine falls right into the mouth of Aquarius.

fishes

When I talked about Capricorn earlier, I mentioned the disaster from heaven. The giant demon Tifeng led a group of demons to besiege the temple. This pair of fish was changed by Venus (the Greek name Aphrodite) and her son Cupid. The star map shows two fish jumping into the water.