Ptolemy

A constellation is a constellation is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky, usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects (Ask An Astronomer). The word “constellation” comes from a latin term meaning “set with stars”. Constellations lead to a vast array of legends based off of imagination that vary in different countries and cultures, but the one thing that they have in common is that they are made of the same array of bright stars that connect

I chose Sagittarius for my favorite constellation. Sagittarius is latin for Archer and sits next to Scorpius on the west and Capricornus to the East. I chose this constellation because it is my astrology constellation and I wanted to learn more about it. The greeks say that Sagittarrius is an archer by the name of Crotius. Crotius is credited by the ancient Greeks as discovering Archery. He used to ride around on Horseback and shoot off arrows. He said ton Zeus that he needed to be put up in the

I've choosen apus as my favourite constellation, because it is a very inconspicuous constellation, but yet very beautiful. I love this simplicity of the constellation. It's the 67th of the 88 modern constellations. It's covers an area of 206 square degrees. It's located in the southern hemisphere and can be seen between the the latidutes +5° and -90°. Apus doesn't contain any known planets and it's brightest star is "Alpha Apodis". Originally Apus was called "Paradysvogel", which means bird of paradise

My favourite constellation is Hercules! Growing up in muggle family was hard for me when I found out I was a wizard at the age of 7. I was just sitting at the television, watching cartoons... I was 8 at the time. Then, Disney's Hercules came up... I already knew that Hercules was a constellation and that Constellations would have something to do with wizardry. I would've changed channels but I enjoyed every minute of the cartoon. I decided to research more about Hercules and this is what I found:

The constellation I have chosen to write an essay about it the Pegasus constellation. I chose this constellation I love horses. They are one of my favorite animals. And the Pegasus is simply a horse, but with wings. It was first cataloged in the 2nd century by a Greek astronomer and named after the Greek myth of the Pegasus, the winged horse. In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a white winged horse that sprang from the neck of the Gorgon Medusa when Perseus beheaded her. Medusa was a beautiful young

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 myth is that Cassiopeia, Andromeda's mother was telling everybody

people’s ideas of the universe and caused them to question and challenge preconceived knowledge, such as the idea at the time that the earth is the center of the world. This is illustrated in the contrasting diagrams of the universe between Claudius Ptolemy and Nicolaus Copernicus. Ptolemy’s theory, and the one that “was adopted by most scholars during the Middle Ages,” was that of geocentrism, in which the earth is the center of the universe; Copernicus’

grew, methods of forecasting changed concurrently. In the early Roman empire, Ptolemy dominated astrology, many times referred to as “a pro-astrological authority of the highest magnitude.” One of Ptolemy’s most famous works, Tetrabiblos, acted as the authoritative work in the field for many decades. As Ptolemy demonstrates in Tetrabiblos, astrology was truly a qualitative field of prediction during antiquity. Ptolemy would observe the movement of celestial bodies and find qualitative explanations

dynasty that ruled over Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great, was highly characterized by the incestuous behavior of its member. Multiple generations of Ptolemies married their own siblings or other close family member. Incest was taboo among the Greeks, and despite the Ptolemies descending from the Greco-Macedonian general and king, Ptolemy, they still practiced incest. Many believe this practiced to have started in an effort to appeal to the Egyptian people and to keep the power within the family

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was born as to be the ruler of ancient Egypt. Though, in order to achieve the main ruler status, however briefly, he had to do despicable things. One of which was starting a civil war with his co-ruler Cleopatra. Ptolemy XII Theos Philopator was born on January 13, c. 62 B.C.E. He was one of seven children of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Theos Philopator Theos Philadelphos and Cleopatra V Tryphaena. The other six were Arsinoe IV, Berenice IV, Cleopatra VI (possibly),