The Hydra Constellation and It's Mythological Ties. (Astrology)
Date Submitted: 03/09/2004 13:33:30
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 2 pages (634 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 2 pages (634 words)
The Mythological Hydra
Hydra is the Many Headed Monster and/or the Serpent of mythology. This enormous water snake called the swamps of Lerna its home in the ancient days. It had nine large heads altogether. One of which was totally immortal. Hydra also possessed a breath that killed anything instantly on contact.
Hydra's Discovery
Hydra was discovered by Charles Messier some time in early 1771. The open cluster was soon catalogued on February nineteenth, 1771. However, …
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Apollo was not taken in by the lie. And he was so angry at the bird that he flung him, cup and serpent out of Heaven. Today we see them together in the sky as Crater, the Cup, and Corvus, the Raven, perched on the serpent's back. This myth gave rise to two alternate manes for Corvus as a constellation: Avis Ficarius, or "the Fig Bird," and Emansor, or "One Who Lingers Too Long."
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