1. Constellations of the Zodiac
Constellations: Stories in the Sky
Constellations of the Zodiac
Stories in the Sky

2. Constellations of Today
Aries- The Ram
Taurus- The Bull
Gemini- The Twins
Cancer- The Crab
Leo- The Lion
Virgo- The Virgin
Libra- The Scales
Scorpio- The Scorpion
Sagittarius- The Archer
Capricorn- The Goat
Aquarius- The Water Carrier
Pisces- The Fishes

3. Aries- The Ram
A man named Aries had a magical coat of sheep’s wool that allowed him to fly. He went to rescue a prince and prince, but only the princess survived.
The two fallen people represent the horns of the ram.

4. Aries- The Ram

5. Taurus- The Bull
Thought to represent a man that is half man, half bull
Could also represent Zeus who dressed as a bull to hide from suitors

6. Taurus- The Bull

7. Gemini- The Twins Made up of two very bright stars, Pollux and Castor
One brother was immortal, while the other was not. The brothers decided to share their immortal power to live forever in the sky.

8. Gemini- The Twins

9. Cancer- The Crab
The crab is thought to have grabbed hold of Hercules while he was fighting a giant snake
An enemy of Hercules rewarded him by placing him in the sky

10. Cancer- The Crab

11. Leo- The Lion Hercules fought Leo as a test of strength.
Leo has a magical pelt that withstands every weapon, but Hercules beat him anyway
The lion’s spirit drifted into the sky

12. Leo- The Lion

13. Virgo- The Virgin The biggest constellation in the zodiac
The only zodiac that is a woman
She was an ancient maiden who seeks out peace and fairness

14. Virgo- The Virgin

15. Libra- Scales
The scales belonged to Virgo and she used them to measure out equality
The green star, Zubenschamali, is a part of this constellation

16. Libra- The Scales

17. Scorpio- The Scorpion Looks like its name
Includes the red star, Antares
Antares is 300 times as wide as the sun

18. Scorpio- The Scorpion

19. Sagittarius- The Archer
Centaur- half man, half horse
Hercules shot him with a poisonous arrow because people feared he would live forever
He gave up his mortality to live in the stars

20. Sagittarius- The Archer

21. Capricorn- The Goat Has a tail of a fish, and legs of a goat
Pan was in the process of transforming himself into an animal to flee from a monster, but only half of the process was complete so that is why he ended up in this state

22. Capricorn- The Goat

23. Aquarius- The Water Carrier
Easiest to spot rainy seasons
Meteor showers originate from the rainy seasons

24. Aquarius- The Water Carrier

25. Pisces- The Fish Two fishes
Transformed into a fish to escape a monster
Sometimes hard to make out

26. Pisces- The Fish