星座起源

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Aries （白羊座）

Thessalia prince Phrixos and princess Hele are going to start on a
journey secretly tonight nobody knows.
Messenger god Hermes sent a golden hair sheep to the brother and
sister, and this sheep was able to fly freely in the sky.
They ride on this sheep and fly over the sea trying to reach Kolchis
Island.
Aries is a little constellation shining in the autumn night sky.
In Greek days, on the Vernal Equinox, the sun was just on this
constellation so that made this important as the first constellation among
12 zodiac of ecliptic.

Taurus （金牛座）

Big god Zeus fell in love with the beautiful princess Europe.
He became the great white bull and put the princess on his back and
reached to Crete Island.
Europe, riding on the back of the white bull, became the name of the land
called Europe.
Taurus is shining in the winter night sky.
There is a red star of the first magnitude Aldebaran, and the beautiful
stars assembly is Pleiades.

Gemini （双子座）

They are the twins who were born between the most beautiful princess
Leda and Almighty God Zeus who transformed himself into a white swan.
One of the twins Pollux inherited the blood of god Zeus and has eternal
life.
A while after, another one of the twins Castor died and then Pollux
divided a half of his eternal life to Castor and became the constellation.
Gemini is shining in the winter night sky. These close two bright stars are
Castor and Pollux.

Cancer （巨蟹座）

Goddess Hera recalled big giant Crab to beat Hercules.
After all Crab lost the fight with Hercules, but goddess Hera admired his
achievement and sent him up into the sky, then it became the
constellation.
This is the moment the Crab is going to be the constellation with the
praise of goddess Hera.
Cancer is the small constellation twinkling in the spring night sky.

Leo （狮子座）

This is a Lion of the moon goddess Serene's in the story of Greek
Mythology.
After he left the moon, on the earth he lived in a cave of Nemea valley.
No weapons could hurt him, but he lost his fight with Hercules.
Goddess Hera wasn't pleased with Hercules.
She praised the Lion, then made him into the constellation.
Leo is a fine constellation, shining in the spring night sky.
There is a 1st class star Regulus on his chest.

Virgo （处女座）

Goddess Demeter of agriculture who brings benefaction on the earth had
only one daughter Persephone.
But one day suddenly Persephone was taken away to dark Hades.
Somehow she managed to come back on the earth, but she has to live as
the goddess in Hades for 4 months out of one year.
During that time, because of Demeter's great sorrow, plants die and it
becomes winter on the earth.
Virgo is the figure of tragic goddess Persephone, and is able to be seen in
the spring night sky.
Being held in her hand, on the tip of an ear of wheat a beautiful white
star of the first magnitude Spica is shining

Libra （天秤座）

On this earth, in the age of gold all of gods were living together with
human beings.
In the age of copper gods left into the heaven one by one because of
becoming tired of people starting fights and behaving bad.
But goddess Dike were remaining till the last and preaching what is right
to do.
It was not long before the age of iron.
Dike could not control anymore the bad people who do silly acts, and
went back into the heaven with the feeling of regret.
Going back to the heaven and become stars, Dike is carrying the Balance
in her hand which measures right or wrong inside of the human spirit.
Even after Dike became the constellation, she keeps watching to lead
people's behavior into the right way.

Scorpius （天蝎座）

The earth is the planet of life, floating in space filled with rich moisture,
and has the figure of goddess Gaia.
Nature and humans, even gods are produced and nourished on this planet.
Gaia saw on this earth human beings invaded the area that belonged to
the animals, became arrogant.
She thought to make the strongest animal not to loose the fight with
human beings.
She crystallized the energy of the earth and produced scorpius, rather
small but having a big hidden natural power.
Scorpius is a big constellation, shining in the summer night sky and on the
position of the heart there is a red star of the first magnitude Antares shining.

Sagittarius （射手座）

Sage Cheiron found a remarkably bright shining star on (the top of) the
shore Galaxy. Only the pure sharpened spirit can see this red star.
Just now he draws a bow to the full to get a new wisdom.
In the summer night sky Sagittarius is in the bright shining Milky Way.

Capricornus （摩羯座）

Pan is a guardian deity of shepherds.
He is the god who blows a flute made from reed, actively running around
the forest with a fairy.
Pan is swimming in the water, who's figure is mysterious being, neither
goat nor fish.
This is Capricornus, shining in the autumn night sky.

Aquarius （水瓶座）

Ganymedes was originally a human being, he was so beautiful and
welcomed to be a god with the other gods.
Eternal youth and life was given to Ganymedes and he became a god
pouring nectar to the other gods in heaven and welcome rain on the
earth.
Aquarius is a big constellation shining in the autumn night sky.

Pisces （双鱼座）

Aphrodite and the god of love Eros are father and child.
Those who were attacked by the monster Typhon transformed
themselves to be fishes and jumped into the river.
These two fishes are tied tightly not to lose each other.
Pisces are shining in the autumn night sky.