Good Lord, 48? Can you even imagine? That must've been a right mess.
There are a lot of stories about the constellations though, particularly myths about how the gods placed the stars in the sky. Cancer... Cancer... let's see, Cancer's ruled by Earth's moon, is the fourth constellation--oh right, the myth.
Cancer's constellation is a crab, crushed by Hercules, a mythical hero of the ancient Greeks. It's not really that important, but Hera, put him in the stars as a reward for his service. The moon itself is said to 'rule' over choices, the past, karma and pathways.
--But that's all nonsense really, just a lot of fairy tales and stories. Ancient, persisting ones.
For the most part. It looks like you twelve are the exception to the rule.
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Date: 2011-03-28 08:10 am (UTC)There are a lot of stories about the constellations though, particularly myths about how the gods placed the stars in the sky. Cancer... Cancer... let's see, Cancer's ruled by Earth's moon, is the fourth constellation--oh right, the myth.
Cancer's constellation is a crab, crushed by Hercules, a mythical hero of the ancient Greeks. It's not really that important, but Hera, put him in the stars as a reward for his service. The moon itself is said to 'rule' over choices, the past, karma and pathways.
--But that's all nonsense really, just a lot of fairy tales and stories. Ancient, persisting ones.
For the most part. It looks like you twelve are the exception to the rule.