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Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac.  It's a vast bulk – and main asterism viewed  as a distant pair of fishes connected by one cord each that join at an apex – is in the Northern celestial hemisphere.  Its name is the Latin plural for fish.. Ancient astronomers counted twelve stars as belonging to Pisces, though one was later incorporated into nearby Grus as Gamma Gruis.Other stars became part of Microscopium.  The two fish of the constellation Pisces are said to be the offspring of the Great Fish.  In Egyptian mythology, this fish saved the life of the Egyptian goddess Isis, so she placed this fish and its descendants into the heavens as constellations of stars. This story is given in detail in the blog of 'Great Fish. ' In Greek mythology, there is a similar tale associated with Pisces.   The Greek myth of the fishes goes back to the end of the Gigantomachy, the decisive battle that fought between the Giants and the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos.  In a la

We are on the last stop of  our journey of Nakshatras. The Nakshatras are Uttara Bhadrapada & Revati. Last time we have seen the great square Pegasus or the great horse. The two stars in the front are Poorva Bhadrapada & following two stars are Uttara Bhadrapada,26th Nakshatra. The month is Ashwin.It starts on 3rd October,on the auspicious day of Ghatsthapana. In this month Ashvini Nakshtra,the first one,rises at 8 pm in the night at East. So our round journey of Nakshatras is completed.   Draw a straight line between 2 stars of Ashwin & Uttara Bhadrapada . Then from midpoint of it extend one line to get 3stars in straight line.  That's the Revati Nakshatra,27th & the last one. I have written about it in my another post. Revati  Nakshatra  & Einstein's  theory  https://seema18112020.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-nakshatras-are-small-constellations.html Do read it ,very interesting story. The Rashi is Meen,the 12th & the last one. Meen means fish & in Engl

Bhadrapad Month , the 6th one, started on 4 September 2024, when the Poorva Bhadrapada  Nakshtra rising in the East. Poorva Bhadrapada is part of Pegasus Constellation. It's called as Great horse महाश्व,उचै:श्रवा in Hindu mythology. The Rashi is Kumbh rashi,the 11th one & it consists of 3 Nakshatras,Dhanishthaधनिष्ठा ,the 23rd,Shatatarka शततारका ,the 24th  & Poorva Bhadrapada, पूर्वा भाद्रपदा the 25th .  Kumbha Rashi stands for the zodiac sign Aquarius and is ruled by 2 important planets that is (Saturn and Rahu).  Dhanishtha is Delphinus constellation,it's shape is like Dolphin 🐬 The name Dhanishta means "the wealthiest" or "the most beneficent" Though the name is Shatatarka,these stars are very faint, you can not see them. According to the Hindu mythology,each star is a madicinal plant which gives 1year of life,& the Kumbh made by 100 stars will give100 years of life , so Varun God used to bless Gods with 100 years of life with the help of it.