About the constellation. Where did it come from?

ASTROLOGY, or astrology, is a method used by astrologers to predict various things in the world after observing the positions of celestial bodies, the sun, the moon and the stars and their various changes.

astrology believes that celestial bodies, especially planets and constellations, predict the changes of everything in the world in a causal or non-accidental way. The theoretical basis of astrology existed in the ancient Greek philosophy from 3 BC to 3 AD for about 6 years. This philosophy combined astrology with the "omen" of ancient Mesopotamian celestial bodies. Astrologers believed that the movement and changes of some celestial bodies and their combinations had a specific connection with the occurrence and disappearance of the four elements on the ground: fire, air, water and earth. The complexity of this connection reflects the complexity of the ever-changing human world. This ever-changing human world cannot be mastered by the world, so it is easy to find evasions for any mistakes made by astrologers. Astrology has different opinions about the role of God. Some people think that the universe is completely mechanized, and they reject both the possibility of God's intervention and man's free will. Others believe that astrology is not as precise as astronomy, it can only point out the development trend of things, and this trend can be controlled by the will of man or God. Others believe that the planets themselves are powerful gods, and their will can be changed through prayer, and the stars only show God's will to those who are familiar with astrology. This latter view is very close to that of ancient Mesopotamia. They mainly warned the imperial court of the upcoming blessings and misfortunes, which may affect the growth of human beings, animals and plants in the form of meteorology or diseases, or affect the affairs of the state or the lives of royal family members in some form, and so on. But they think that the omen of celestial bodies does not determine the future of things, but only shows people God's will as a sign.

the original purpose of astrology is to predict the fate of people's lives according to the positions of the planets and the zodiac when they were born. Later, it developed into several branches, one of which specializes in the relationship between major astronomical phenomena (such as solar eclipse or the appearance of vernal equinox) and human beings, and is called overall astrology; An auspicious moment of choosing action is called timing astrology; The other is called astrology, which answers the diviner's questions according to the astronomical phenomena when he asks them.

Astrology originated from the celestial omen of ancient Mesopotamia. From the 18th century BC to the 16th century BC, in the Babylonian dynasty of Cuba, there appeared the first book on the cuneiform writing of celestial omen. From the 6th century BC to the 4th century BC, the theory of celestial omen was introduced to Egypt, Greece, the Near East and India. Later, it spread to Central Asia through Indian monks. Since the 3rd century BC, some people have mathematized the concepts corresponding to the big and small universes. The so-called "small universe" refers to human body. They further subdivide the zodiac, and think that the five stars have their own primary and secondary roles in different arc segments of the zodiac. The influence of a star on people depends on its arc and its relationship with other enemies and friends. The zodiac corresponds to a specific part of the human body, and the ever-changing material world and human personality are also related to the zodiac. Astrologers calculate the influence of planets according to the five-star coordinates of the sun, the moon and the zodiac at a given moment, as well as the complex geometric relationship between them, and then use the astrological horoscope to find out the corresponding relationship between the above factors and the events on the ground, and get the astrological results. This result is sometimes self-contradictory, which requires scryer to be flexible according to the situation of the occupier and scryer's own experience. By the 1st century AD, the above methods had been finalized.

Greek astrology was once introduced into India and Iran, and entered Islamic culture. After 17th century, with the establishment of Heliocentrism and the rise of modern science, astrology lost its scientific support. However, in recent years, astrology has begun to rise in the West, and some people have tried to introduce the outer planets discovered in modern times into astrology, and try to find out the statistical relationship between the positions of planets and human life.

2. Legend of the origin of the constellation

Beautiful legend of the origin of the constellation: tears of Aquarius

Yi is a prince.

Yi is the prince of Troy, a handsome and extraordinary teenager. His appearance is rare even in the divine world.

I don't love earthly women. What he deeply loves is a maid who pours water in the temple of Zeus. This ordinary maid once captured Yi's heart with graceful singing in one night, and also took away the happiness of all the girls in Troy.

The girl in heaven is called Helen, and she has the same beautiful name as Helen, the most beautiful woman in Troy. Zeus loved Helen very much, although she was only a maid. But one day, Helen overheard the decision of Apollo, the sun god, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to destroy the city of Troy. Helen ignored the precepts and hurried to inform Delysia. The result was found halfway, and Zeus's guards took Helen back to the temple. Zeus could not bear to put her to death, but decided to punish her well. Prompted by his son Apollo, Zeus decided to pass the crime on to Prince Troy who had an affair with Helen.

On this day, Zeus turned into an eagle and descended over Troy. He saw the prince walking in the back garden at a glance. Zeus was shocked. He had seen many beautiful goddesses and stunning earthly women, but he had never seen such a handsome boy. Zeus was deeply attracted by Iraq's special temperament, and an evil idea arose. He swooped down from the sky, grabbed Yi and took him back to the temple.

In the cold temple, Yi can't see his family or Helen, and he is getting haggard. Zeus forced Yi to pour water for him instead of Helen, so that he could see this beautiful boy every day.

Hera, the wife of Zeus, is a jealous woman. She looks at her eyes and is angry. She is not only jealous of Zeus' shameless eyes when he looks at Iraq, but also jealous that Iraq has a beautiful light that she doesn't have.

. So Hera had a vicious plan and decided to harm the innocent prince. She secretly let Helen go, and Helen naturally fled to the lower bound with Yisi, and then she caught them on the spot. Athena knew that this was Hera's plan, but there was nothing she could do. The enraged Zeus decided to put Iraq to death. However, just as shooter Chilon shot the fatal arrow, the maid Helen stood in Iraq's chest. Seeing that the trick failed, Hera became angry from embarrassment and turned Yi into a transparent water bottle, asking him to pour water for Zeus forever. However, what poured out of the water bottle was tears! All the gods were moved by it, so Zeus sealed Iraq in the sky and became a sad god.

Yi cries in the distant sky every night. When people look up, they see a group of shining stars hanging in the night sky like transparent and shiny water bottles, so they call it Aquarius

The beautiful legend of the origin of the constellation: the romance of Pisces

Fish also have tears, but we can't see them just because they cry in the water.

Cupid has her own love. However, it was a long, long time ago, and no one remembered it or mentioned it.

The story begins with Venus, the goddess of beauty. When Venus was very young, she fell in love with David, the most beautiful man in ancient Roman legend. David is perfect, but Venus is incomplete. She is a beautiful woman with a broken arm, but her deformity is so complete in David's eyes. Their union is the greatest love in the divine world, which is why God gave them a gift that can best symbolize love, and that is their child Cupid.

Cupid is a lovely boy with wings. He has an exquisite bow. Everyone who is shot by his arrow will love each other and be happy forever. However, Cupid, who is also eager for love, can't bring himself happiness, because he can't shoot himself with an arrow.

At that God's banquet, Venus took her beloved son Cupid to attend, and a girl with a special look broke into Cupid's heart. This girl is beautiful, but her face is dejected. Cupid stepped forward to ask the reason. It turns out that this girl is the daughter of the prophet Solomon, who predicted that this would be a disaster banquet, and she, the blood stone, would be a sacrifice to this disaster. Cupid was very sad after hearing this, because he not only sympathized with the girl's experience, but also fell in love with her unconsciously.

just then, the terrible 1-eyed monster appeared! It made a scene and messed up the party. The 1-eyed monster is a special enemy of the gods. It is so powerful that the gods have no choice but to flee desperately. Blood stone said, "It can't go on like this. We have to get rid of this demon eventually." She seems to have forgotten her father's prophecy and bravely rushed to the monster. Cupid was so worried about the blood stone that he shot an arrow at the monster in a panic. He just wanted to repel him, but he forgot what his own arrow was for. Unfortunately, this arrow not only hit the monster, but also hit the blood stone running towards the monster! At the same time, Venus found her beloved son and pulled him into the river. They turned into two fish to escape. Cupid couldn't get rid of his mother's hand. He looked back with tears, watching the blood stone leave with the monster and disappear into the vast universe ...

Later, there was a constellation called Pisces in the sky, but Cupid wasn't on it. He sat alone on Jupiter, and sometimes he shot an arrow in the direction of the earth. Therefore, romantic Pisces girls will dance with strangers at the end of the world, fall in love with him, and then emigrate to another planet to get married and have children

Beautiful legend of the origin of the constellation: the jealousy of the ram

In a distant and ancient country, the king and queen divorced because of their incompatible personalities, and the king married a beautiful queen again. Unfortunately, the new acquired jealous, she saw the king's love for a pair of children left by his ex-wife, very angry. Over time, she decided to get rid of the prince and princess and win back the king's love.

When spring comes, all the wheat seeds distributed to the people will be fried after the new harvest. In this way, no matter how the farmers water and fertilize, it is impossible for the wheat to sprout. At this time, the new queen began to spread rumors that the crops were not harvested because the country was cursed, and the curse was entirely due to the evil thoughts of the prince and princess! Because of the evil prince and princess, the people of the whole country will fall into the abyss of poverty and hunger. What a terrible thing! The kind and simple people easily believed the queen's words, and soon, all over the country, regardless of men, women and children, unanimously demanded that the king must put the prince and princess to death, so that the country could untie the curse, calm the wrath of heaven, reap the benefits of the people's hard work, and restore the past stability and prosperity. The king was so angry that although he was reluctant, he ordered the prince and princess to be executed.

The news reached the ears of the prince and the princess's biological mother, so she asked Zeus for help and prayed every day. Zeus soon learned about it. On the day of execution, he sent a ram with long golden hair to rescue the prince and princess. The prince has never been afraid because of his optimistic nature; The princess was naughty and careless. Just as she was flying across the sea, she accidentally fell off the back of a sheep and died. Zeus hung the ram high in the sky to reward it, which is known as Aries today, and the optimism of the prince and the carelessness of the princess are the biggest characteristics of Aries people.

The beautiful legend of the origin of the constellation: the temptation of Taurus

In the very distant ancient Greek times, there was no name on the European continent, where there was a kingdom called Phoenicia, and Taylor and Sidon, the capitals, were rich places. King Agenor had a beautiful daughter named Europa.

Europa often dreams of a strange woman saying to herself, "Let me take you to see Zeus, because fate has appointed you as his lover." At that time, Zeus had only one wife, Hera, and Zeus didn't love his wife. He was depressed all day, and clotho, the goddess of fate, thought it would help Zeus find happiness. She knows that Vulcan has a long skirt, and many pictures of gods' life are embroidered with gold and silver thread on the lavender thin sand, which is priceless and beautiful. Clotho asked Zeus to give this dress to Europa. At first, Zeus was not interested, but when he saw Europa, he was deeply attracted by her beauty, and Zeus fell in love with this European princess. As a prince of a neighboring country, he proposed marriage, and gave the robe to Europa. But Europa didn't promise him, and she kept thinking about the promise of the goddess of fate.

One morning, as usual, Europa and his companions came to the seaside grass to play. Just as they were happily picking flowers and weaving garlands, a group of fat and strong cows came to a meadow, and Europa saw the noble and gorgeous Taurus in the herd at a glance. The horn is small and exquisite, like a finely carved handicraft, glittering and translucent, with a crescent-shaped silver birthmark flashing on its forehead, its hair is golden yellow, and a pair of blue eyes are burning with lust. The invisible temptation made Europa irresistible. She jumped on the cow's back with joy and called her companions to come up together, but none of them dared to ride on the cow's back like Europa. Just at this time, Taurus jumped gently from the ground and gradually flew to the sky. The companions shouted the name of Europa in panic, and Europa was at a loss. Taurus flew across the beach and the sea until it reached an isolated island. At this time, Jin Niu became a handsome man. He told her that he was the master of Crete and that if Europa promised to marry him, he could protect her. But Europa didn't promise him, and she kept thinking about the promise of the goddess of fate.

When the red sun Ran Ran rises, Europa is left on an island by a person. She shouts angrily in the direction of the sun: "Poor Europa, would you like to marry a king of wild animals as a concubine? Nemesis, why don't you bring that Taurus back to me and let me break her horn! " Suddenly, there was a little smile behind her, and Europa looked back and saw the strange woman in her dream. The beautiful woman stood in front of her and said, "Beautiful girl, calm down quickly, and the tight cow you cursed will soon send his horn to break you." I am Venus, the god of beauty. My son Cupid has shot through the hearts of you and Zeus, and it is Zeus himself who brought you here. You are now a goddess on the ground, and your name will live forever. From then on, this land will be called Europa. " Europa was suddenly enlightened and finally believed in the arrangement of the goddess of fate. And Taurus in the twelve constellations is named after it, and it becomes a symbol of love and beauty.

The beautiful legend of the origin of the constellation: the love of Gemini

In the distant ancient Greek country, there is a beautiful and touching legend. Princess Lida, who is gentle and virtuous, has a pair of very lovely sons. They are not twins, but they look exactly alike, and the feelings of the two brothers are particularly deep. Princess Lida feels very happy.

But one day, Greece was attacked by a huge wild boar, and the princes called many warriors to kill the wild boar. Meanwhile, the brave brother killed the wild boar, but he was also injured. When she returned triumphantly and the whole country celebrated, Princess Lida confided the truth to her injured brother in order to comfort him. It turned out that my brother was not born to the king and princess, but the son of the princess and Zeus. Therefore, he is a god with eternal life, and no one can hurt him. When my brother knew it, he repeatedly promised not to tell anyone the secret, even his dearest brother. Unfortunately, however, the warriors fought for merit.