Happy Winter Solstice! This map shows winter constellations visible in Great Britain. Here are some
Happy Winter Solstice! This map shows winter constellations visible in Great Britain. Here are some of the featured constellations along with their affiliations to Greek mythology: Cetus the whale (Cetus is a sea monster killed by Perseus) Andromeda, who is in chains (she is chained to a rock to be eaten by Cetus, but she is saved by Perseus, her future husband) Perseus, holding Medusa’s head (he is the son of Zeus and Danaë, the slayer of Medusa and Cetus, and the husband of Andromeda) Auriga, holding a goat (he is often a charioteer) Orion the hunter, holding a lion skin (he is the son of Neptune and is placed in the stars by Diana after she accidentally kills him)Image from:James Middleton’s A celestial atlas containing maps of all the constellations visible in Great Britain… London: Whittaker and Co. ; Norwich: Jarrold and Sons, 1846?Call Number: QB65 .M46 1846Catalog record: https://bit.ly/2BygdW8 -- source link
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