Orion the Hunter
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There are many different myths surrounding Orion the Hunter. However, a majority of these myths have something to do with Artemis, the goddess of hunting, killing Orion, feeling regretful and sad about his death, and placing him in the night sky as a constellation. Most recognizable by his three-star belt, the constellation of Orion shows the hunter with a weapon and shield. Orion contains two of the brightest stars in the night sky, and also contains two nebulae, the Horsehead Nebula and the Great Nebula in Orion.
Sagittarius
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Sagittarius was a centaur in Greek mythology. A centaur is a mythological creature with the head and torso of a man but the body of a horse. Sagittarius was artistic and bright, as well as a skilled hunter. He is often referred to as Sagittarius the Archer, and it is said that he was friends with Crotus, the son of the Pan, the goat-god, and Eupheme, the nurse of the muses. Muses were goddesses of the arts and science. These goddesses were daughters of Zeus, who is the king of all gods, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. According to Greek myths, the muses asked Zeus to glorify Sagittarius with a constellation. Sagittarius can be seen in the southern hemisphere, with a bow and arrow in hand. Within the constellation of Sagittarius is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, as well as a black hole by the name of Sagittarius A.
Pegasus
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Pegasus is a winged horse that was believed to have been born to Medusa, a woman in Greek mythology with snakes for hair, and Poseidon, the god of horses and the sea. In the Greek myth about Pegasus, a mortal by the name of Bellerophon tamed Pegasus and together the two had many great adventures This constellation was one of the 48 recognized by the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, and can be seen in the northern hemisphere. Interestingly enough, the first planet orbiting a star similar to the sun was discovered in the constellation of Pegasus in 1995.
Gemini
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The contellation Gemini is also known as The Twins. In this collection of stars, you can make out two figures holding hands. These figures were twin brothers, Castor and Pollux. Pollux was a son of Zeus, and thus immortal, and Castor was the son of Tyndareus. The two were brothers because both were born to the same mother, Leda. Together, Castor and Pollux could control the wind and the waves, and became patron gods for athletics. The twins also helped sailors at sea. In the Greek myth about Castor and Pollux, Castor was killed by one of his cousins, and Pollux, being the son of Zeus, pleaded with his father to do something. There are a few varitations as to what happened next, but one version of the myth states that Castor and Pollux were then placed in the sky as a constellation. The constellation of Gemini can be seen in the northern hemisphere, between the contellations of Cancer and Taurus. The two stars that represent the heads of the brothers are actaully named Castor and Pollux.