Lipbra Constella In Greek Mythology

This form of the god's name is a Latinized version of the Syrian Ilāh hag-Gabal, which derives from Ilāh and gabal , resulting in "the God of the Mountain," the Emesene manifestation of the deity. The cult of the deity spread to other parts of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century; a dedication has been found as far away as Woerden, near the Roman limes. The god was later imported and assimilated with the Roman sun god known as Sol Indiges in republican times and as Sol Invictus during the second and third centuries CE. In Greek the sun god is Helios, hence "Heliogabalus", a hybrid conjunction of "Helios" and

The constellation that rises from the East is Hercules. The constellation that is high in the south

The symbols Scylla and Charybdis represent two invincible monsters in Greek mythology. On one hand, Scylla represents a terrible, cruel, and unassailable monster. His view pleased neither man nor a god. She possesses twelve deformed dangled feet, and six exceeding long necks at the end of each a monstrous mouth containing three row of thick, close, and full of Black Death teeth to catch the unfortunate passing by. On the other, Charybdis not only lies in the depths of the seas as a liquid mass, but also swallows up water and ships three times daily and then spits them out three times a day. Charybis is before all a sea gulf and represents the dangerous fury of the waves and eddies in the sea. Their celebrity is such that the language has kept

The constellation was named after Princess Andromeda, also known as "The Chained Woman" - wich is, too, the nickname of the own constellation -. Andromeda was known for her beauty, and her mom one day claimed that she was even more beautiful then the Nereids, a particularly alluring group of sea nymphs. The Nereids were outraged by the affirmation and decided to ask Poseidon, the God of The Seas to give her a lesson. Poseidon then send a monster to destroy Andomedra's father's territory, and Andomedra decided to sacrifice herself to pay for the sins of her mother, and then was given chained to Poseidon to die. The story goes on, and it ends with Perseus - the son of Poseidon - saving her, but that's the bit that named the constellation.

Another aspect of astronomy in religion was star and sky worship. Certain god and goddess were seen in constellations and other were represented by astronomical bodies. For example, the Milky Way Galaxy represented the sky goddess giving birth. Another example is Ra; like I said earlier, Ra is the sun god. To the egyptians the sun brought light, warmth and food. Many would pray to the sun in order to have a good harvest.

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

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.

When one first pictures Greek culture, images of famous battles immediately come to mind. However, the debates of food and dining going on in the background are often overlooked. This is unfortunate, as Ancient Greek culture was closely tied with their food and dining habits. For the Ancient Greeks, food was a symbol of civilization, and it both tied them with the gods, as they have many gods that rule over specific food commodities, and separated them from the gods, as gods did not have to eat to survive. Philosophers, writers, and artists all got involved in the enduring debate about what is healthy, just, and correct when it comes to food choices. This debate is continued even today, and in order for the argument to move forward, we must first understand its roots.

The constellation Cancer is a crab that not many people bother to look for. The nickname is Cancer the Crab. The mythology states that once there was a goddess named Hera who married Zeus. Their son’s name as Hercules. One day Hercules was battling a Hydra, but Hera was jealous so she sent the crab to nip Hercules fatally. But when the crab tried, Hercules merely found the crab as a nuisance and crushed the crab with his heel. Hera was infuriated and banished the creature to the sky as a constellation.

also in human form and been depicted as being numerous creatures but his main symbol the sun

There were two major star groupings that the Greeks and Romans both looked up to, literally. First there was the Ursa Major. The Ursa Major constellation looks like a bear and is from yet another myth with Zeus or Jupiter if you prefer, sneaking off to see a beautiful maiden, Hera/Juno finds out and to save the maiden he turns her into a bear. This maiden-bear has a son but she gives him up to the villagers to raise. He becomes a hunter and one day sees his mother, though he has no idea the bear running towards him is his mother. Thinking he is being attacked he shoots an arrow. But before the arrow hits his mother Zeus/Jupiter stops it and changes the maiden-bear’s son into a bear as well. Then he throws them into the night sky to be sure that no harm could come to them. In the process though, the tails

Life as an Ancient Greek Woman had very little freedom, unless of course you lived in Sparta. If you were a Greek Woman during that time you wouldn't so much as think to leave the house without permission from your husband.

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.

According to Greek myth, Ara was said to be the altar of the gods. Ara in Latin even translates to 'the altar'. The altar was said to be where the gods were vowing to overthrow the Titans and Cronos, closely tying in with the myth of Zeus forcing his father to give him back his siblings after swallowing them while out of fear of competition. The constellation is said to give the illusion of smoke, this comes its location in the Milky Way.