Scorpius, the modern astronomical name or Scorpio, the old name used by astrologers, is one of the most ancient and most recognizable Zodiac constellations in the night sky, which can only be seen during part of the year. It is also one of the few constellations that resembles it's mythic name, the scorpion, with it's claws wide spread and it's poisonous tail raised to strike. One half of the constellation makes up another constellation referred to as Libra, the scales, which is the part of Scorpius that is the Chelae or the claws and their junction. The giant red star Anteres (rival of Mars) which is twice the diameter of Earth's orbit and one of the most easily seen and brightest stars to the naked eye, makes up the junction of Scorpius. If you live in the Northern hemisphere, the constellation rises from the horizon, crawling along the lower sky during the summer months. If you live in the Southern hemisphere, the constellation appears high in the sky. The constellation Orion is always associated with Scorpius and where Scorpius rules the summer, Orion rules the winter. These two constellations never appear at the same time, making it seem as if the Scorpius is always chasing Orion, never to catch him. The mythology behind this interweaves the two constellations and their stories, where they cannot be separated.
The constellation, while mostly known for it's Greecian mythological background, was known for it's scorpion appearance long before the Greeks ruled the earth. It is one of the few constellations that
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is known by most of the cultural world as the scorpion. The Sumerians referred to it as a scorpion over 5000 years ago. The only true exception are the Chinese, who saw a Dragon and not a Scorpion in the constellation. Because of the multiple confusion of the various stories of Orion, it is hard to know exactly what is the original version. What is known is that Orion was a young man who infuriated many of the gods and for various reasons, the Scorpion was sent to kill him. One of the various stories is that Orion tried to rape the moon and hunting goddess Artemis and either herself or her brother Apollo sent the Scorpion to kill him. Another story is that Orion was lovers with Athena, war goddess, and Apollo, who was jealous, challenged her to shoot the black dot in the sea that was coming closer, not knowing that it was Orion being chased by the Scorpion sent by Apollo. She kills him and when he cannot be revived, kills the Scorpion in a fit of hatred. But, the story that occurs the most often and is repeated the most is that Orion, known as a famed hunter, claimed that there was nothing that he couldn't kill or escape from. The mighty Earth goddess, Gaia or Juno, queen ruler of the gods, sent Scorpion to kill the conceited and arrogant hunter. The Scorpion finally caught up with him and stung him where even Asclepius could not heal him therefore killing him. The Goddess granted him and the Scorpion a constellation, but as a last request, he stated that he never wanted to be near the Scorpion again, therefore ensuring that the two constellations never appear at the same time.
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