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  Capricornus is a faint zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. Its  name is  for "horned goat" or "goat horn" or "having horns like a goat's" in Latin, and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish.  The constellation is located in an area of sky called the Sea or the Water, consisting of many water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus. It is the smallest constellation in the zodiac.   In Greek mythology, the constellation is sometimes identified as Amalthea, the goat that nursed the infant Zeus after his mother, Rhea, saved him from being killed his father, Cronos. Cronos had devoured his other children, all future gods and goddesses, because of a prophecy that said that he would be overthrown by one of them.  Amalthea's broken horn was transformed into the cornucopia or "horn of plenty" In Greek mythology Cancer is known as the ‘Gate of Men’...

                                   Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the  Greek mythological hero Perseus.          First find Big Sqare of Pegasus in the sky.Andromeda originates from one of the corner of this square,        in the   shape of a Trumpet .                   In front of it is Perseus, somewhat 'A' shaped.                                                                   In  the side of it is C assiopeia,'M'  shaped or mathamatical figure 3 shaped.  In the sky, Perseus lies near the constellations Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia (Andromeda's mot...

Ashwin mas started on 7 october 2021. Ashwini is the first star that appears in the evening sky.Ashwa means horse.  See the Great Square of Pegasus. Ashwini's two stars make eqillateral triangle with two points of Pegasus.  In the Indian astrology it is the first of the 27 Nakshatras.  Ashvin also stands for the divine twins, the Ashvins, the gods of vision, Ayurvedic medicine, the glow of sunrise and sunset, and preventing misfortune and sickness in Hindu mythology. Hindu  Myth Aswinikumar wanted to learn  Madhuvidya,only  Dadhichi rushi was knowing  it.He was Bhakt of Indra,so he taught him the special  vidya.  But at the same time he ordered that he shouldn't  teach anybody that Vidya, if he does so his head  will be cut. Dadhichi also promised so to Indra,but Aswinikumar were obstinate. They got an idea.The vidya  is in Dadhichi's head,so cut his head & place head of a horse on Dadhichi's body. That means if Indra cuts ...

  Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier", and its symbol is Aquarius. ( ♒), a representation of water.    It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its abundance of constellations with watery associations such as Cetus the whale, Pisces the fish, and Eridanus the river. Aquarius is identified as  "The Great One" in the Babylonian star catalogues and represents the god Ea himself, who is commonly depicted holding an overflowing vase.  In Old Babylonian astronomy, Ea was the ruler of the southernmost quarter of the Sun's path, the "Way of Ea", corresponding to the period of 45 days on either side of winter solstice.  Aquarius was also associated with the destructive floods that the Babylonians regularly experienced, and thus was negatively indicated. In  Ancient Egypt astronomy ,Aquarius was associated with the annual flood of the Nile  ; the ba...

  The constellation of Pegasus is bordered by the constellations of  Andromeda, Aquarius, Cygnus,  Delphinus, Equuleus, Lacerta, Pisces, and Vulpecula . Equuleus As the legend goes, Equuleus is a horse, brother of the winged horse Pegasus. There was competition between Poseidon,   god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses . and Athena godess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare to determine which of them would be the superior. During that Equuleus was struck from Poseidon 's trident . Because this section of stars rises before Pegasus, it is often called Equus Primus, or the First Horse.                                      Lacerta was created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 . Its name is  Latin for lizard . It is a small, faint constellation that is sometimes referred to as Little Cassiopeia because its brightest stars form ...