Astronomical stories of the zodiac _ What are the astronomical stories of the zodiac?

The source story of each constellation

Aries constellation

King Atamas and his wife Nefeller had an unfortunate marriage, so they married Enoch, the daughter of Emperor Cadmus of Thebes, but Enoch abused two children of Atamas, Farex (male) and Heller (female), and burned straw in the city. Atamas asked for the Oracle, but enoch got in the way, which made Atamas think that he had to sacrifice his son Fritsos to eliminate bad luck.

Atamas took Frissos to the top of Dan Mountain in lafis, ready to dedicate him to Zeus. His ex-wife, Nie Le Fei, sent Golden Sheep to save friso, and friso escaped, taking his sister Heller and riding a sheep to Korcz (now Georgia) in the east. Unexpectedly, Heller suddenly broke free and fell into the river. In Corcas, Frixos gave the Golden Sheep to the Emperor Aedes of Kurski, and Aedes gave his daughter Carchio Pei (Charles Joop) to Frixos in return.

Later, friso's nephew pelias succeeded Jason to the throne. After Frixos's death, the ghost returned to Greece to haunt pelias. He had no choice but to stammer that if Jason found golden fleece, he would give in. This led to Jason's adventure aboard Argo Hero.

Jason had a hard time getting to Korcz, but he was turned away when he asked where golden fleece was. Fortunately, Ides's daughter Medea has a crush on Jason. In the evening, Medea led away the serpent guarding him, while Jason took the opportunity to steal golden fleece, and then golden fleece was hung in front of the temple of Zeus.

Taurus constellation

There are two kinds of statements:

* Taurus is Europa, the daughter of Phoenician emperor Gunnod. She often plays with her friends on the beach in Tyre. Zeus asked her son Hermes to herd cattle on the nearby mountain. Zeus became a cow and mixed with the cattle. Zeus took the opportunity to approach the playing Europa. Because this cow is unusually white, its horns are shining, and Europa is deeply attracted by this cow. And motioned for Europa to ride. Europa was young and ignorant, so she was trapped. The white cow has been carrying Europa across the ocean, and the white cow has cunningly swam to deeper water, forcing Europa to hug it tightly. Finally, the white bull landed in Crete, revealing its true colors. Zeus was deeply loved by Europa, who also gave birth to many sons for Zeus, including Minos, the emperor of Crete.

* Zeus turned Io into a calf to avoid being abused by Hera. Hera, who had doubts, asked Argos to watch Io for him. Argos has one hundred eyes. He only closes his eyes when he sleeps and never lets Io leave. Zeus asked Hermes to tell Argos a story that made Argos doze off (or killed Argos). Hermes took the opportunity to release Io.

Gemini

Gemini represents a pair of twins Caster and Plexus born to Zeus and Spartan queen Leda in Greek mythology. Gemini alpha star (Castor) and beta star (Pollux) are named after the brothers.

Cancer constellation

When Linus faced Lehrner's Hydra, Cancer escaped from the swamp and secretly attacked Heracles's foot. Heracles trampled it into pieces in a rage, and Hera, Heracles's sworn enemy, picked up the cancer and rose to the sky.

Le Signe du Lion

This constellation represents the Nemean lion killed by Hercules, a hero in Greek mythology, on his first mission. After the task was completed, Hercules released the lion; Peel off the invulnerable skin and put it on your body as armor.

virgo

Virgo is the symbol of the Greek goddess of justice, Astoria, and also the goddess of agriculture.

In mythology, Virgo is said to be the embodiment of Demeter, the goddess of the earth, and Bethany, the goddess of spring, her daughter.

libra

The stars in Libra have been recognized since ancient times, but Ptolemy did not regard them as independent constellations. In Ptolemy constellation, the star of Libra belongs to Scorpio's claw, Libra α is Scorpio's claw in the north, Libra β is Scorpio's claw in the south. People regard the stars as a steelyard, symbolizing fairness. But it was not until Caesar's time in 1 th century that the Romans discovered that the sun was moving. The constellation time is just around the autumnal equinox, so it is drawn independently.

Scorpius

According to Greek mythology, Scorpio represents the scorpion sent by Gaia (the goddess Juno) to kill the Orion (hunter). Although these two constellations appear in the same story, their positions on the celestial sphere are almost opposite, so some people think that this is an arrangement made by God to prevent enemies from meeting again.

Scorpio also appeared in a fable of Phaeton: It is said that a stupid mortal was allowed to drive Apollo's sun chariot for one day. However, the horse pulling the chariot lost control and became frightened when it met Scorpio who was ready to attack. As a result, the sun rampaged in the sky, and it was not until Jupiter shot down mortals with lightning that the matter was solved.

Sagittarius

In Greek mythology, Sagittarius pointed the arrow at the chest of Scorpio in front. Sagittarius shows Jason the way to golden fleece in the sky. The ancient Greeks associated Sagittarius with Sadoun (half man and half sheep) and Clotos. The Romans regarded him as an elegant and wise Kay Long Xing, which led people to confuse him with Sagittarius in the south. However, there are obvious differences between these two creatures. Sagittarius is a hunter.

Capricorn. Compare CAPRICORN

In Greek mythology, there was a shepherd named Paine, who could play the horn flute. He is ugly and has the god of goat horn, sheep hoof and goatee. His father is Hermes, the messenger of the gods. Paine once attended a banquet for the gods by the Nile River and played for them at the banquet. Unexpectedly, during the performance, his flute attracted monsters from ancient times. At this time, the gods fled one after another. Paine jumped into the Nile in a panic because he was playing, trying to escape like a fish, but he was in a hurry and his transformation was not completed. As a result, the lower body was soaked in water and turned into a fish tail, while the upper body remained the original goat appearance. Zeus saw Paine in the sky and thought it was very interesting, so he turned it into a constellation in the sky.

Aquarius constellation

There are four kinds of statements:

The image of Aquarius is Ganymede, a beautiful boy who pours wine with a bottle. It is said that he is the Prince of Troy. One day, when he was herding sheep for his father, Zeus fell from the sky. He fell in love with Ganymede as soon as he saw him. Zeus turned into an eagle and took Ganymede to Mount Olympus. Some versions say that Zeus sent an eagle to take Ganymede away. ) This eagle is Aquila, and Ganymede has since become a sobering up device around Zeus.

* Ganymede was the son of Aeos, the goddess of the dawn, and Zeus stole Ganymede as a sober-up.

The identity of Aquarius is Kallion, who is one of the few people who can survive in the flood of the Black Iron Age.

* Aquarius is Ropes, the founder of Athens, who sacrificed water to the gods.

fishes

It is said that when Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and her son eros attended a dinner party, all the gods escaped in the form of various animals due to an accident. Aphrodite and her son then turned into fish and fled into the sea, which is the origin of Pisces.