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Capricorn

Capricorn. By: Shyla Henry.

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Capricorn

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  1. Capricorn By: Shyla Henry

  2. Capricorn, the Seagoat, is thought to be the image of a powerful Babylonian deity named Ea. He has the lower half of a fish and the head and torso of a goat. The god lived in the ocean. He came out every day to watch over the land, and he returned to the sea every night.

  3. The Greek version of this legend does not match with the physical description of the Seagoat. Greeks thought that the starry figure was Pan, a Greek demigod. Pan had the upper half of a man, but he had the legs of a goat. He was the son of Hermes and a forest nymph.

  4. According to legend, when the nymph saw her strange baby, she shrieked in fear and ran away. Hermes, however, loved his strange son. He took him to Olympus, where the other gods and goddesses also took a liking to Pan. He became the god of shepherds and flocks, taking the responsibility from his father. He did not dwell on Olympus; he preferred to live among the shady trees in the mountains. He amused himself by playing his beloved reed pipes (known as Panpipes), or by chasing nymphs through the woods.

  5. The constellation of Capricorn is called Capricornus. The association of the Goat with Capricornus dates back at least as far as ancient Babylon.

  6. Taurus By: De’Shan Brown

  7. The legend of Taurus the bull states that Zeus, an Olympian god fell in love with the king of Phoenicia’s daughter, Europa. One day while playing at the waters edge, Europa attention was caught by a majestic white bull.

  8. The bull knelt before her as she approached it. She climbed upon its back wreathing flowers around its horns. Springing to its feet, the bull took off with Europha on its back and swam to Crete, where zeus then made Europha his wife.

  9. The northern horn is made up of stars from the Hyades to the Tau Tauri. The rest of the body is two small legs and a skinny body. It is not very big because it is thought that the constellation maybe submerged in water as if it is carringEuropha on its back. The southern horn is made up of stars known as The Hyades.

  10. The End!

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