Gemini's Constellation Essay

In today's society, constellations are known as a group of stars that when viewed from our planet earth, form a pattern that we can see at night with the unaided eye. There are also groups of constellation families; such as the Ursa major family, the Perusues Family, the Hercules Family, the Orion Family, the Bayer Group, the Heavenly Waters, the La Caille Family and finally the most known constellation group; the Zodiacal Family. The zodiacal family consists of the zodiac constellations signs. These signs usually describe your personality and who you are as a family. The constellation, Leo, is my zodiac sign, and in my particular interest for it depicts who I am. The Leo constellation is the twelfth largest constellation in the night sky and

The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley features the narrator, Leo Colston who has found and is rereading his childhood diary from the summer of 1900. This summer is paramount in Leo’s personal development and the shaping of his views of the world. In the summer of 1900, Leo was approaching his thirteenth birthday and staying with his friend and schoolmate Marcus Maudsley at Marcus’ family’s estate, Brandham Hall. There, Leo is forced to confront class, love, and loss of innocence throughout the course of this summer. Leo’s story is retold when he finds the diary that he kept that summer. Leo’s diary entries show his affinity for Zodiac symbols, which was inspired by the astrological symbols that are at the beginning of the diary. Leo used these symbols

When conceptualising the notion of a ‘constellation’, many definitions arise as to what the term represents and the ways to which it possesses a metaphorical significance. Such queries emerge throughout the duration of the contemporary theatre piece suitably entitled ‘Constellations’, written by English playwright Nick Payne, who effectively initiates controversy by implicitly alluding towards the perplexing concepts of parallel universes, nonlinear and possible infinite expanses of time, as well as the importance of individual choices and their relationship with the concept of fate/destiny. This exploitation of the power of subliminal manipulation is prevalent in most modern theatre as dramatic meaning is more effectively conveyed and

Stars Castor, Pollux, Alhena, Wasat, Clown Nebula, Tejat Posterior, M35, NGC 2372 all make up this constellation. Although not all of these star names are featured in the Gemini Greek myth, Castor and Pollux are. The myth goes like this: Gemini, the constellation of course, represents two twins. Castor and Pollux, although they do not have the same father. Pollux's father is Zeus, also known as Jupiter in Roman mythology, who made their mother pregnant as a swan. And Caster's father, King Tyndarus of Sparta who is Lena's husband. Therefore, Pollux is immortal and Caster is not. Lena also had another child with Kind Tyndarus, Helen, also known as Helen of Troy. Continuing on with the story, Pollux, being immortal, was famous for his incredible strength and Castor was famed for his skill will horses. Other accomplishments include, both of them traveling as argonauts to find the Golden Fleece. As well as fighting in the Trojan war to help bring their sister, Helen home to her

Gemini is the constellation I have chosen to use in my essay. The reason for that is my zodiac sign is Gemini, and it's the constellation I am most familiar with. Gemini is composed of several stars, the most popular being Pollux and Casper, the two 'heads' of the constellation. The greek myth where Gemini is orinated from is of two twin brothers -the stars- Pollux and Casper. The constellation is seen between the constellations, Taurus and Cancer.

There are millions upon millions of stars that light up the night sky. Some of these stars are grouped together in a way that creates a shape or figure; these shapes have been studied for thousands of years by people all around the world. Some civilizations have even dedicated stories to these figures in the sky; most of these shapes or constellations have their origins in Greek and Roman mythology. The constellation I chose as my favorite is Taurus, the bull. While Taurus is one of the constellations featured in the zodiac, my reasons for choosing it as my favorite constellation are not in relation to the story of Zeus and Europa; I chose Taurus because the Pleiades or "Seven Sisters" (a star cluster) are located inside of the constellation.

As Clarice Lispector was writing what would become her last literary creation, The Hour of the Star, little did she know that while her body was plagued with the devastations of cancer, her mental struggle for peace and grace in death would inspire her most renowned novel. Perhaps it is because of those circumstances, she created a novel with intuitive reflections on both life and death, as seen through the life of the main character, Macabea. The story is narrated by Rodrigo S.M., and although Rodrigo attempts to maintain a neutral stance, he is often conflicted by his own perceptions and feelings. At the book’s commencement Rodrigo spends quite some time explaining that while the story is mainly about a woman,

The myth of the Gemini constellation consists in the story of two twin brothers: Castor and Pollux. Leda, their mother, was married to Tyndarus, the King of Sparta, but one time Zeus, the god of the thunder, seduced her. Later, she found out she was pregnant, but Castor's father was her husband Tyndarus and Pollux's father was Zeus. The two brothers were inseparable and fought many wars together, side by side. They fought on the Trojan War and became Argonauts. Until the day Castor died and became desperate because he

The Taurus constellation is one of the zodiac constellations. It is a very prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere during the winter. I chose this constellation because the Taurus is my zodiac sign. The constellation symbolizes the bull; a cow like animal with large horns on it's head. The Taurus constellation boarders the Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion, and Gemini constellations. The constellation consists of nineteen main stars. Four of those stars are brighter than 3.00m.

When I was little, I really didn’t know what astrology was or what your zodiac sign was. When I was growing up, I finally figured out what it all meant and how it worked. From that point on I was instantly clicked. I loved reading my horoscope and when ever I did read it, nine out of ten times it would be right, and that’s why I loved reading my horoscope. It was just something I did every morning, and then I would go throughout my day. Then at night when I would be back on the computer, i would reread them, and realize that most of the time those things did happen, or I did feel that type of emotion.

Every clear, cloudless night, away from the bright town lights, the night sky treats us to a dazzling spectacle. Countless twinkling stars shine down from the heavens, sprinkled all around like fairy dust. It’s illustrated right above us much like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. But just like the painting, the display is complex and difficult to understand. There are many different parts of the sky with many different topics to go over. One of those topics is the intricacy of constellations. In order to understand what exactly they are, one must start from the beginning, so the most appropriate place to start off is the birth of a star.

Daniel Halpern is a brilliant minded poet that creates relatable and complex poems that involve nature, relationships, and the human mind. Through his poems that can be dated back around 40 years to the early 70s. Halpern can turn complicated concepts using a minimal amount of words into a simple poem. By using language in the poem that can bring images of the poem to life and give a little insight to how the human mind understands the world.

There are numerous versions of the myth of Orion, but one of the more common

Scorpius has three major stars, Dschubba, Antares, and Shaula. The star Antares is tied with Gacrux as being the 24th brightest star in the sky. According to the Greek mythology, the constellation has to do with the death of Orion, a hunter. Orion wanted to assassinate all the animals on the earth. However, an earth goddess named Gaia was against Orion’s plan. So, she sent a massive scorpion to attack Orion. The scorpion was brawny and regardless of how hard he tried, Orion couldn’t kill him. The scorpion stung him and Orion died trying to escape the scorpion. Because Scorpius fulfilled his mission, Gaia put the scorpion’s image in the sky as an award for his battle. Some believe that still today it looks like the scorpion is chasing Orion.

The Greeks make significant advances in the fields of both astronomy and astrology. In astronomy their analytical approach to the heavens leads to early insights of great brilliance, even though they eventually blind European astronomers for more than a millennium with the elaborately observed but entirely false Ptolemaic system.