I've chosen the Aries constellation, because it's my Zodiac sign. It's between Taurus and Pisces in the northern celestial hemisphere with Pisces to the West and Taurus to the East. Aries, the name, is Latin and means ram. Corresponding to that, ♈ is the Aries symbol and it represents a ram's horns. The golden ram who saved Phrixus in Greek mythology is identified with Aries. Phrixus, after being taken to Colchis by the ram, sacrificed the ram to the gods and gave the Golden Fleece to King Aeëtes of Colchis, who welcomed him. Why Phrixus needed saving in the first place, however, is because he and his twin sister Helle had a not-so-loving stepmother Ino, who wanted to get rid of the kids. She made a plan, and soon the land was nearing famine as she made sure the crops would fail. Ino bribed the man who was sent to the Oracle at Delphi for consultion. She made him say the king's children needed to be sacrificed in order to avoid starvation of the people. But right before the twins died, a golden, winged ram rescued them. Their real mother, the cloud nymph Nephele, had sent it. It took both the kids east, towards Colchis, but Helle dropped and drowned in the sea before they could make it, and so only Phrixus survived. …show more content…
See, there was an old shepherd with three rams and seven sheep. He could barely stay alive with his herd, but he was happy. But then, his sheep started disappearing. Hopelessly, he searched for answers, and soon he realised a wolf was following him. He moved around as much as he could in hopes of shaking the wolf off, but he was unsuccessful. One by one, his sheep were slaughtered, until the old shepherd only had two sheep and three
The gods interfere with Odysseus on his quest in one of two ways, for the better or for the worse. Zeus, Athena, Hermês, Persephone, and the Nereid Ino all help Odysseus return home. On the other hand, Poseidon and Hêlios, the embodiment of the sun, hinder his journey home. While the nymph Kalypso and the witch Kirkê balance between helping and hindering. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and daughter of Zeus, plays the most crucial role in the story. Odysseus' patron goddess practically weaves the outcomes with her own fingers. At the very beginning, Athena pleads for Zeus to offer help to Odysseus, who is trapped on Kalypso's island. "O Father of us all, if it now please the blissful gods that wise Odysseus reach his home agai...
His grandfather, is King of Argos, his name is Acrisius. Acrisius had a daughter named Danae, however he wanted a son. So in search for an answer towards having a son, Acrisius went to the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle said that Acrisius’ daughter, Danae would be the one to carry a baby boy, but this child would kill Acrisius. To avoid his own death, Acrisius created an underground chamber to lock his daughter in, therefore, she would be unable to conceive a child. Little did Acrisius know that Zeus would shape shift into golden rain and conceive a child with Danae. Naturally, Danae gave birth to Perseus. When she was let out of this underground chamber Danae met Polydectes. Polydectes was determined to make Danae his wife and that is exactly what happened. Perseus was unable to grant his mother and Polydectes a gift, so he was told to bring back Medusa’s head. Perseus was successful in retrieving Medusa’s head. On his journey back home he met a beautiful Goddess who was in distress. Perseus saved her from a horrific sea monster and they instantly fell in love and wanted to be joined together in holy matrimony. However, Andromeda’s uncle was no too pleased with this decision. He wanted Andromeda only for himself. Therefore he planned to murder Perseus but was unsuccessful since Perseus had the advantage of Medusa’s head. Perseus showed Andromeda’s uncle Medusa’s face and he then was turned to stone. When he returned home with the gift, he found out Polydectes was abusing his mother. Instead of giving him the present he used it against Polydectes and turned him to stone as well. Acrisius became aware of what Perseus was capable of doing so he decided to flee. Although that didn’t help as much as he believed it would. Perseus and his grandfather ran into each other at the Games Ceremony, in Larissa. When Perseus went to throw the discus it slipped from his grasp and clashed into his grandfather’s head, killing
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, later rose from the sea where Uranus's body had been thrown. Now Cronus became king of the universe. Cronos married his sister, Rhea, and they had six children. At the time of Cronos's marriage to Rhea, Gaea prophesied that one of his children would overthrow Cronos, as he had overthrown Uranus. To protect himself, Cronos swallowed each of his first five children -- Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon -- immediatly after birth.
The constellation I have chosen is Corvus. Meaning crow or raven in Latin, Corvus has been a symbol of deviance and stealth for a long time. Corvus is part of the Hercules constellation. He is also typically depicted with two other constellations, Crater and Hydrus, as this is whom he shares the sky and story with. My choice in this particular constellation is to ease my curiosity as to why the raven or crow is what it is and why, despite being two different birds, they are depicted as the same.
Astronomers have recognized 88 constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres over the past centuries. The constellations represent 14 men and women, 19 land animals, 9 birds, 10 water creatures, two insects, one head of hair, a dragon, a serpent, a flying horse, two centaurs, a river and 29 non-living objects. The practice was most likely common due to humanity trying to make sense of their world as well as using the stars to travel. People needed something to refer to back then, which is why the constellations were named. The ancient constellation name makers probably meant for them to be symbolic representations of their favorite animals or heroes from mythology and other stories of the time.
Athena’s interesting life started by a very strange birth. When Athena’s mother Metis was impregnated, Athena’s father, Zeus, swallowed her. (2) Soon Zeus had great head pains, so he got Hephaestus to cut open his head with an axe. (5) When he sliced open Zeus’s head, Athena emerged fully grown and with a set of armor on. (2) Even though Zeus had many other children, Athena became his favorite. (8) She had many half brothers and sisters to compete against for this title including Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo, Ares, Hebe, Artemis, Aphrodite, Persephone, and Tityus. (3)
The Aquarius, or the water bearer, is typically defined by its unpredictability. The deep, complex cave is the first Aquarius symbol because the underground river bears water through itself. Because the cave is so deep and intricate, it’s bound to be unpredictable. Another Aquarius symbol is Beowulf’s ship because, through water, it bears Grendel’s destroyer.
Have you ever been to a Chinese restaurant that handed you a paper with a bunch of random animals and years on it? Most people will just throw it away and not pay that much attention to it. That little piece of paper contains a basic information about the Chinese Zodiac just enough to get you hooked. There are many people all over the world that very much believe in the ancient Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac can be helpful for finding the current Chinese year, what animal people are, and can help make decisions.
...o all guests saved Odysseus and helped him return home to his wife, son, and kingdom. Even though people from many different kingdoms and islands took Odysseus in their home and showed him great kindness on his return home, the individual who helped him most was the goddess Athena. In many occasions Athena assisted Odysseus. One such example is when Odysseus was fighting of the suitors and they threw spears at him. "Re-forming, the suitors threw again with all their strength, but Athena turned their shots, or all but two (p 566)." Another instance which Athena aided Odysseus was when she disguised him as a beggar on his arrival to his homeland. "Would even you have guessed that I am Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus, I that am always with you in times of trial, a shield to you in battle (p 444)." "Your goddess-guardian to the end in all your trials (p 539)."
Two men, Henry and Bill go sledding with six dogs. Each night they camp in the merciless wilderness, a dog is killed by a wolf pack. The wolves come closer to camp every night, until there are three dogs left. One of the wolves is different and bigger then the rest, a she-wolf, who’s use to people and afraid of guns. One day the men’s sled overturned and got caught up in trees. They had to untie the dogs to fix things. One of the dogs saw the she-wolf and took off after her, only to be ambushed by a dozen wolves. The dog ran for his life, while Bill went with his gun to save him. Bill and the dog both became a meal to the wolves. A couple of nights later, so did the rest of the dogs. The only thing that saved Henry was sheltering in the middle of a fire he’d made. By the time the fire had died, other men came with sled dogs to his rescue.
I have chosen the constellation Gemini. I find this constellation to be interesting partly because my astral sign is Gemini and I because that the story behind it is very unique. The appearance of the constellation itself is also pleasing to the eye. Gemini literally means "twins" in Latin and is commonly associated with the twins of Greek mythology; Castor and Pollux. The symbol associated with it is the Roman numeral 2, which looks like two I's stuck together. In astrology, it is the third sign with 85 visible stars. The constellation can be found between Taurus and Cancer; Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east. Auriga and Lynx are located north from it and Monoceros and Canis Minor are located south of it.
Athena is the goddess everyone wants to have as guardian for his life. She went against her uncle Poseidon to fight for her Odysseus. At one point, we can even think that Athena is also in love to Odysseus because she has never him down. But the real truth is Athena is an amazing goddess who protect Odysseus no matter what because this is the Love she has for him
father's sheep. He was a very courageous boy. When a wolf tried to steal a sheep,
It was not up until 200 years ago that people started identifying their zodiac sign with the position of the Sun. So when a person is asked what is his or sign, the Sun was passing through on the day that person was born. This can be demonstrated on a birth chart. Our birth charts are special "sky maps" which reflect the quality of the exact moment we drew our first breath. With that first breath, we each began our own incredible hero's journey through life on planet Earth. The birth positions of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all play their own unique symbolic roles as messengers and ambassadors of the universe.