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orion constellation Myth and Legends

Orion Constellation: The Myth They Never Told You, Betelgeuse Dying and M42 Within Your Reach

Born of three gods, he chased seven eternal nymphs and fell for the only goddess who never loved anyone. This is the complete story of the Orion constellation: the myth the textbooks left out, Betelgeuse on the verge of exploding and M42 visible to the naked eye from anywhere in the world.

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Afrodita y Eros huyendo hacia el río Éufrates la noche del Tifón constelación Piscis ASTRONOMIKA TV

Pisces Constellation: The Night Aphrodite and Eros Jumped into the River to Survive

Pisces is the last constellation of the zodiac and one of the oldest in the sky. Its story does not start with the Greeks: centuries before, a Syrian goddess and her son already inhabited that corner of the sky. Aphrodite, Eros, Typhon, the Aztecs, and M74, the Ghost Galaxy, the most elusive object in the entire Messier catalog.

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Aquarius Constellation: Zeus transformed in an eagle kidnaps Ganymede over Troy.

Aquarius Constellation: Zeus Saw the Most Beautiful Human on Earth. What He Did Next Is Hard to Believe.

Zeus saw the most beautiful human in the world and decided he had to have him. Ganymede, Enki, the Babylonian flood that inspired Genesis, the Age of Aquarius, and the nebula that looks like a giant eye staring at you from the cosmos. All in one article.

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Aries constellation: Phrixus riding the golden ram as Helle falls into the Hellespont

The Golden Ram That Traveled to the Sky Before Anyone Could Kill It

The golden ram that saved two children from an unjust death sentence, flew over the sea that still carries the name of the one who did not survive the journey, and ended up sacrificed by the very person it rescued. This is the real story behind Aries, plus the Babylonian version, the Andean cosmology, and the science behind Hamal and NGC 772.

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