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SCORPIUS Death-God
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Make Up of Scorpius Brightest cluster of stars in the sky
Main star is Antares
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Location and Time Scorpius is most visible in the high sky in the southern hemisphere The time of year of greatest visibility is winter
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Myth/Origin Resembles its name more than any other constellation
In Greek mythology scorpion is the slayer of Orion Orion and Scorpion were given honored places in the sky on opposites ends so they would never battle again
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Myth Continued Scorpius represents death and darkness
Mayans named Scorpius the “sign of the death-God
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Bibliography “Scorpius”. Windows to Universe. January 8, 2009. 2000.
< “The Constellation Scorpius”. Legg Middle School Planetarium. January < Images All images taken form google images
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