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