The story of Ophiuchus _ 12 The story of Ophiuchus

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130 September 604

German astronomer Kepler discovered a new star in the constellation Serpent.

In the summer night sky, located on the west side of the Milky Way, between Scorpio and Hercules, there is a very vast area with sparse stars, which is the location of Ophiuchus and Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is a huge constellation. Ophiuchus and Ophiuchus constitute an image of Ophiuchus holding a giant snake with both hands in the night sky. Ophiuchus is divided into two parts: snake head and snake tail, with Ophiuchus in the middle.

In ancient Greek mythology, Ophiuchus was a snake controlled by Ophiuchus, and both constellations were considered to be related to medicine.

The brave snake man is Asclepius, a wonderful doctor who saves people's lives. He is the son of Apollo, the sun god, and studied medicine with Kay Long Xing, a clever centaur. His medical skill is very clever, and he has cured countless patients and let fewer and fewer people die. This angered Hades, the king of the underworld. So when Asclepius rescued Olian (Olian), a hunter who was stung by a scorpion, Hades flew into a rage. In order to maintain the harmony of the whole nation, Zeus killed Asclepius and Olin with lightning. After Asclepius's death, he ascended into Ophiuchus.

Because the Greeks regarded the shedding of snakeskin as rejuvenation, and the doctor's job was to make people rejuvenate, the Greeks associated the doctor with the serpent. In Greek mythology, Ophiuchus and Ophiuchus were regarded as Asclepius, an imperial doctor with a serpent in his hand.

The story of Ophiuchus is fully expressed in The Story of Ophiuchus, which is the molting snake that Asclepius once wrapped around his waist. Asclepius became a god after his death, but he still studied his medical skills hard every day, dreaming of returning to the world one day and treating the people. This made Zeus feel ashamed, so he held the serpent that Asclepius once wrapped around his waist up to the sky as a souvenir. This is Ophiuchus.

Constellation myth