Cassiopeia Research Paper

King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia were the parents of Andromeda. The Queen was very vain because she was so beautiful . Cassiopeia and her daughter were more beautiful than the nymphs the followed Poseidon on his journey’s. Eventually Poseidon wanted to punish the Queen because of how vain she was, so he sent a sea monster named Cetus to destroy the city the Queen and King ruled over named Aethiopeia. The King and Queen got anxious and nervous but decided that instead of having their city destroyed they would sacrifice their daughter Andromeda instead.

I chose the constellation Andromeda because the back story and myths it has really fascinates me! I feel that some of the myths behind the consolations can be rather boring, but with the romance and danger all wrapped into one, I continue going back to it. This constellation is the 19th largest in the sky and is located in the first quadrant of the northern hemisphere. It takes seven-hundred-twenty-two square feet in the sky!

The constellation that I have chosen is Capricornus. Capricornus is one of the twelve zodiac constellations, and it symbolizes the sea-goat. The best time to see this constellation would be at ten o'clock at night in September and October, especially if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. I chose this constellation because according to Astrology I am a Capricorn and thought it would be interesting to know more about the constellation relating to my zodiac sign. Capricornus has five stars with planets in it's constellation.

Pasiphae: She is the wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus. Poseidon cause her to fall in love with the Cretan bull, to which end up with her giving birth to the Minotaur.

Other names Demeter was known as are Ceres, Sito, and Thesmophoros. Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, her siblings included Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Hades, and Hera. Along with her siblings, when Demeter was born, in order for Cronus to protect his power, he swallowed his children. Demeter was full grown by the time she was spit back out by her father. Demeter, and her brother, Zeus, gave birth to Persephone, who became queen of the Underworld. Her other children included Despoina, Arion, Plutus, Philomelus, Eubuleus, Chrysothemis, and Amphitheus I.

The constellation I have chosen to write about is Orion. This is one of the most famous constellations in the night sky. I chose this one because as I stated, it is very famous, and because it is one of those constellations that I have seen many times. Orion is a hunter, so the constellation shows a man holding a club and shield. It is easily recognized by the three stars in a line that form the hunter's belt.

Cassiopea xamachana, more commonly known as the upside down jellyfish, is commonly found in the Caribbean Sea and parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. It lives near the bottoms of inshore ponds and bays and other shallow, tropical waters. The upside down jellyfish can be found in sandy mudflats as well. It is native to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, but has also been introduced to the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

The Constellation I chose is Lupus, also called „the Wolf“. It’s located in the southern sky and was one of the 48 constellations, which were listed by Ptolemy, a second century astronomer. Previously it was an asterism associated with its neighbour constellation Centaurus, but belongs to the now 88 official constellations. It has nine main stars, 41 Bayer stars and five stars with planets. Lupus is surrounded by six different constellations: Hydra, Scorpius, Norma, Circinus, Libra and Centaurus.

Cassiopeia is very interesting constellation with an extremely extraordinary story. Cassiopeia was the wife of an Ethiopian king named Cepheus. Cassiopeia was very beautiful and self-loving. Cassiopeia had promised that her daughter, Andromeda would marry Perseus but Cassiopeia had doubts about her promise. She then persuaded one of Poseidon’s sons, Agenor to interrupt the marriage ceremony and try to take Andromeda for himself. Agenor came with a huge army and a battle commenced. Cassiopeia in the battle started crying out “Perseus must die” but Perseus had a trick up his sleeve. He had just killed Medusa, a gorgon and he had kept her head. He showed the gorgon’s head to the wedding party and they immediately turned to stone, along

I chose the Andromeda constellation because Greek mythology is very interesting to me, and I love the story behind this constellation. Andromeda is most prominent during autumn evenings in the Northern Hemisphere.

I have chosen the Orion constellation, or the hunter constellation as some call it. I chose this constellation because it is a beautiful constellation. Orion is the brightest and most beautiful of the winter constellations. Some of its stars, including Betelgeuse and Rigel, are among the brightest stars. While it was named after the hunter in Greek mythology it is definitely not stealthy. Orion is one of the most prominent and recognizable constellations in the sky and can be seen throughout the world. It is located on the celestial equator.

One day the young girl’s father discovered the two in an orchard declaring love for one another. He became enraged and banned the young lovers from continuing this affair. However they still managed. The young girl’s mother supported the two and helped them betray the rulings of her father. The mother took the two to a nearby Province and committed them into marriage.

The constellation I have chosen is the constellation Hydrus. It was originally established by dutchman Petrus Plancius prior to 1603 and is located in the southern hemisphere. While it is composed of three main stars arranged in a vaguely triangular shape, it contains many over twenty one celestial bodies. Some of the stars are known to have planets in their orbit. I chose it because of its pleasing shape and its association with water snakes, of which I am especially fond.

She cursed Medusa so she would have snakes for hair, and turn people to stone when they look at her. She also had a dragon’s body. She begged Perseus to kill her, so he chopped of her head. Perseus gave her head to Athena, who was very pleased.

My favourite constellation is Scorpius, also known as Scorpio. I actually don't know why it is my favourite, but I know that when I look for constellations when I can, my eyes are drawn straight to Scorpius, and I love the shape that the stars make to form the constellation. The name Scorpius is a Latin word for scorpion, and the constellation is one of the larger seen in the southern hemisphere, where it lies between Libra, Sagittarius, and is very close to the centre of the Milky Way. It is made up of 18 main stars, and can be seen clearly in the month of July at around 9pm, according to Wikipedia. Scorpius is very closely associated with Orion.