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• Aquarius- The Water Carrier• Pisces- The Fishes

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.

Aries- The Ram

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

Taurus- The Bull

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.

Gemini- The Twins

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

Cancer- The Crab

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

Leo- The Lion

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

Virgo- The Virgin

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

Libra- The Scales

Scorpio- The Scorpion

• Looks like its name • Includes the red star, Antares • Antares is 300 times as wide as the sun

Scorpio- The Scorpion

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

Sagittarius- The Archer

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

Capricorn- The Goat

Aquarius- The Water Carrier

• Easiest to spot rainy seasons • Meteor showers originate from the rainy

seasons

Aquarius- The Water Carrier

Pisces- The Fish

• Two fishes • Transformed into a fish to escape a monster• Sometimes hard to make out

Pisces- The Fish