I Chose The Constellation Of Pisces

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 Greeks popularized the importance of beauty in society. Aphrodite’s image became the primary source of inspiration for what beautiful should look like and what was socially accepted in Greek society as beautiful. Aphrodite was a huge influence on the portrayal of women in Ancient Greece, high social status and poor people alike. There were stories of what she looked like from folktales people told and her image was sculpted for all to see. She was, in fact, the most sculpted and pictured god/goddess in all of ancient Greek mythology. “Her eyes were as blue as the summer sky overhead, her skin as fair as the white sea-foam from which she came, and her hair as golden as the yellow rays of the setting sun. When she stepped from the water upon

Writes Stephen L. Harris and Gloria Platzner of California State University, “Aphrodite is variously redefined as a flirt who seduces men for the fun of it, as a mistress or lover, or as a whore. Consequently, she remains alluring, but her power is drastically diminished: in a world in which marriage is sanctified, she has no legitimate social place” (Harris & Platzner pg. 98). So it is such that despite an outward presence of incomparability, Aphrodite falls despite herself into the common role of the beautiful temptress. The nature of her myth is much in the same trend as the biblical figures of Jezebel, Delilah and perhaps even Eve. Her femininity is her flaw and her curse.

Aphrodite has two sides of being an eminent goddess. One side is the “ideal of female grace and beauty” where on the outside was a radiant goddess completely flawless (APHRODITE). The darker side of this goddess was her personality that was described as “ill-tempered” and “easily offended,” this demonstrated her being easily

Aphrodite represents erotic love as a fascinating form of divine influence. The nude Aphrodite has powerful meaning and

The first Homeric Hymn of Aphrodite tells the story of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, desire, and beauty. She is the daughter of Zeus and highly regarded among both immortals and mortal men. The story recounts the power that Aphrodite possesses as well as the limitations of her power. One limitation this hymn primarily focuses on is a situation in which Aphrodite is humiliated. This myth utilizes strategies such as story structure and word choice in order to describe how Aphrodite is humiliated.

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

I have chosen the Perseus Constellation. I chose that contallation because I have always liked the Greek Gods mythology. Perseus, named after the Greek Mythology hero, is a constellation in the Northen Sky. Perseus is bordered by Aries and Taurus to the south, Auriga to the east, Camelopardalis and Cassiopeia to the north, and Andromeda and Triangulum the west.

The myth of the constellation Capricornus is of Greek origin. This is the mythological story of how the constellation Capricornus was created. The Olympian Gods had battled the Titans and were looking for refuge in Egypt

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.

Aphrodite possesses the conventional powers like resistance to injury. She also has magical abilities which allow her to fly at great speed, change her form to appear as someone else or even into the form of an animal, and turn herself and other people invisible from mortal eyesight. Her enchanted girdle, called the Cestus and made by the smith-god Hephaestus (her husband). Aphrodite is a master of all the arts and sciences of physical love, and she has extensively studied the subject of emotional/sentimental love.

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

She was loving, alluring and most important she was drop dead gorgeous. She was even considered the most beautiful goddess in Olympia, her name is Aphrodite. Aphrodite represents various values but her most known are beauty, love, sexuality and fertility.

Poseidon decided that Cassiopeia deserved punishment, so she was tied to a chair in the heavens. This meant that she was turned upside down half the time, and that is what the constellation is said to represent.

In early mythology, “Pisces means “fishes” in Latin. Pisces is one of the earliest zodiac signs to appear on sight, with the discovery of the two fishes showing up as far as 2300 BCE. There are many Greek myths, but one in particular has stood out the most. In this one, Pisces symbolizes the fish that Aphrodite, also known as Venus, and her son Eros, who is also known as Cupid, act of transformation when trying to escape the horrendous monster names Typhon. Typhon was considered the “father of all monsters” that had been called to terrorize the gods by Gaia, the primordial deity of the earth and mother of Typhon, which only led to Pan, the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, to quickly tell the others to beware before he transformed into