constellations of the zodiac
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Constellations of the Zodiac. Stories in the Sky . Constellations of Today. Aries- The Ram Taurus- The Bull Gemini- The Twins Cancer- The Crab Leo- The Lion Virgo- The Virgin Libra- The Scales Scorpio- The Scorpion Sagittarius- The Archer Capricorn- The Goat - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Constellations of the Zodiac
Stories in the Sky
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Constellations of Today• Aries- The Ram• Taurus- The Bull• Gemini- The Twins• Cancer- The Crab• Leo- The Lion• Virgo- The Virgin• Libra- The Scales• Scorpio- The Scorpion• Sagittarius- The Archer• Capricorn- The Goat• Aquarius- The Water Carrier• Pisces- The Fishes
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Aries- The Ram
• A man named Aries had a magical coat of sheep’s wool that allowed him to fly. He went to rescue a prince and prince, but only the princess survived.
• The two fallen people represent the horns of the ram.
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Aries- The Ram
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Taurus- The Bull
• Thought to represent a man that is half man, half bull
• Could also represent Zeus who dressed as a bull to hide from suitors
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Taurus- The Bull
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Gemini- The Twins
• Made up of two very bright stars, Pollux and Castor
• One brother was immortal, while the other was not. The brothers decided to share their immortal power to live forever in the sky.
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Gemini- The Twins
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Cancer- The Crab
• The crab is thought to have grabbed hold of Hercules while he was fighting a giant snake
• An enemy of Hercules rewarded him by placing him in the sky
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Cancer- The Crab
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Leo- The Lion
• Hercules fought Leo as a test of strength.• Leo has a magical pelt that withstands every
weapon, but Hercules beat him anyway • The lion’s spirit drifted into the sky
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Leo- The Lion
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Virgo- The Virgin
• The biggest constellation in the zodiac • The only zodiac that is a woman • She was an ancient maiden who seeks out
peace and fairness
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Virgo- The Virgin
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Libra- Scales
• The scales belonged to Virgo and she used them to measure out equality
• The green star, Zubenschamali, is a part of this constellation
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Libra- The Scales
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Scorpio- The Scorpion
• Looks like its name • Includes the red star, Antares • Antares is 300 times as wide as the sun
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Scorpio- The Scorpion
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Sagittarius- The Archer
• Centaur- half man, half horse • Hercules shot him with a poisonous arrow
because people feared he would live forever • He gave up his mortality to live in the stars
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Sagittarius- The Archer
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Capricorn- The Goat
• Has a tail of a fish, and legs of a goat • Pan was in the process of transforming himself
into an animal to flee from a monster, but only half of the process was complete so that is why he ended up in this state
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Capricorn- The Goat
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Aquarius- The Water Carrier
• Easiest to spot rainy seasons • Meteor showers originate from the rainy
seasons
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Aquarius- The Water Carrier
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Pisces- The Fish
• Two fishes • Transformed into a fish to escape a monster• Sometimes hard to make out
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Pisces- The Fish
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